She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War

by Bonnie Tsui

Book Overview

This exciting new volume profiles several substantiated cases of female soldiers during the American Civil War, including Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (aka Private Lyons Wakeman, Union); Sarah Emma Edmonds (aka Private Frank Thompson, Union); Loreta Janeta Velazquez (aka Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate); and Jennie Hodgers (aka Private Albert D. J. Cashier, Union). Also featured are those women who may not have posed as male soldiers but who nonetheless...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762743840
• ISBN13: 9780762743841
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.0"