The Confederate Female Spy: A Southern Woman in Disguise: Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army [special Illustra

by Loreta Janeta Velázquez

Loreta Janeta Velazquez (June 26, 1842- c.1897), was a Cuban-born woman who masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the Civil War. She enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, without her soldier-husband's knowledge. She fought at Bull Run, Ball's Bluff and Fort Donelson, but her gender was discovered while in New Orleans and she was discharged. Undeterred, she reenlisted and fought at Shiloh, until unmasked once more. She then became a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467907065
• ISBN13: 9781467907064
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"