Pantagraph.com – By Karen Walters
Pontiac – By mid-October, the house that helped to conceal the true identity of a Civil War soldier will return to its hometown. The Village of Saunemin plans to move the Albert Cashier/Jennie Hodgers house from Pontiac to Saunemin, where it was built for the Civil War veteran who lived as a man, but was born a woman.
Once the house has been returned, Saunemin Mayor Mike Stoecklin said the village will start efforts to restore the house to its appearance when it was built in the late 1800s.
?It is an important part of our local history, due in part to the fact that he was a she,? Stoecklin said. ?We are prepared to have the Cashier home returned to Saunemin.?