Marie Tepe

Mary Tepe
BornAugust 24, 1834
Brest, France
DiedMay 24, 1901(1901-05-24) (aged 66)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityFrench and Turkish
Other namesMarie Brose
OccupationVivandière

Marie Brose Tepe Leonard (August 24, 1834 – May 24, 1901),[1] known as "French Mary," was a vivandière of Franco-Turkish descent who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War.[2] Tepe served with the 27th and 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiments.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Marie Brose Tepe Leonard". Pennsylvania Civil War 150. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ Tsui, Bonnie (2006). She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War. Guilford: TwoDot. p. 83. ISBN 0762743840.
  3. ^ Tsui, Bonnie (2006). She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War. Guilford: TwoDot. p. 123. ISBN 0762743840.
  4. ^ Hall, Richard H. (2006). Women on the Civil War Battlefront. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. p. 259. ISBN 9780700614370.