She Went To The Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War (Bonnie Tsui-W) Study of Civil War by John David Hoptak

by John David Hoptak

Gallantry and chivalry are put to the test when Confederate cavalry commander Colonel Alexander Hunter discovers the woman he promised his dying brother he would protect is the Union spy he has vowed to his men he would destroy

That involved dealing with the men who ran the Navy: the loyal but often cranky Navy Secretary Gideon Welles

the government was on the verge of collapse

She Went To The Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War (Bonnie Tsui-W) Study of Civil War by John David Hoptakby Bonnie Tsui 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