Question: Facts: - caption: edmonds as franklin thompson - death date: september 5 , 1898 -lrb- age 56 -rrb- - allegiance: united states 1863 23px united states of america - nickname: '' franklin thompson '' - placeofburial: glenwood cemetery houston , texas , u.s. - rank: private - birth date: december 1841 - serviceyears: 1861-1863 - name: '' ' sarah emma edmonds '' ' - branch: 25px union army - unit: border - image: sarah edmonds lg sepia.jpg - death place: la porte , texas , u.s. - birth place: magaguadavic , colony of new brunswick , british canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sarah emma edmonds .
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sarah emma edmonds -lrb- december 1841 -- september 5 , 1898 -rrb- , was a canadian-born woman who is known for serving as a man with the union army during the american civil war .a master of disguise , edmonds exploits were described in the bestselling '' nurse and spy in the union army '' .in 1992 , she was inducted into the michigan women 's hall of fame .