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Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813 – December 22, 1866), also known as Sarah Borginnis or Sarah Bourdette, was an Irish American innkeeper, restaurateur, and madam. Nicknamed "The Great Western", she gained fame, and the title "Heroine of Fort Brown", as a camp follower of Zachary Taylor's army during the Mexican–American War.
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Learn about Sarah A. Bowman, a remarkable woman who followed the U.S. Army in the West and became a heroine of Fort Brown. She was a cook, nurse, businesswoman, and a lover of General Zachary Taylor.
Described as a large, tall, and fearless woman, Bowman was perhaps the most famous Anglo-American woman of the war. Historians know very little about her early years. Believed to be born in 1812 or 1813, Bowman grew up around Tennessee and Missouri.
Dec 11, 2020 · For Alena Sharp, 39, a soft-spoken Canadian, and her U.S.-born caddie and wife, Sarah Bowman, life in the cumulus cloud that is 2020 has come with a powerful ray of light.
Apr 25, 2019 · Sarah Bowman, also known as the Great Western or the Heroine of Fort Brown, was a hotelkeeper, restaurateur, and sometime prostitute who accompanied the U.S. army in the West. She fought, cooked, and traveled with the soldiers, and died in 1866 at Fort Yuma, Arizona.
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Sarah A. Bowman (c. 1813 – December 22, 1866) was an American innkeeper, restaurateur, and madam. Nicknamed "The Great Western", she gained fame, and the title "Heroine of Fort Brown", as a camp follower of Zachary Taylor's army during the Mexican–American War.
