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Women on the Civil War Battlefront (Modern War Studies)

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All the way through the Civil War women did much more than keep the home fires burning. Expanding on his pioneering Patriots in Disguise, Richard Hall has now produced the most accurate and up-to-date survey to be had of women who were made up our minds to serve their nation in that time of crisis.

Drawing on a wealth of regimental histories, newspaper archives, and a host of up to now unreported accounts, Hall shows that women served in more capacities and in greater number—possibly several thousand—than has up to now been known. They served in the infantry, cavalry, and artillery and as spies, scouts, saboteurs, smugglers, and frontline nurses. From all walks of life, they followed husbands and lovers into battle, frequently in male disguise that remained undiscovered until they were wounded (or gave birth), and endured the same hardships and dangers as did their male counterparts.

Hall presents the most complete portrait yet to be had of these courageous women—including Sarah Bradbury, Lizzie Compton, Frances Hook, and Confederate spy Loreta Janeta Velazquez—many of whom earned the praise of the male soldiers they served with and rose through the ranks to change into sergeants, even officers. Through his investigation of specific case histories, he has authenticated many up to now undocumented reports at the same time as debunking myths and exposing up to now published errors about the subject. The book also includes a biographical directory of nearly 400 women participants and dozens of Civil War documents attesting to women’s role in the war.

As a new synthesis and critical appraisal, Women at the Civil War Battlefront is a richly anecdotal work that unearths a hidden history and opens a new window on women’s lives in the nineteenth century. These women were made up our minds to serve, and Hall’s research confirms that they did so in significant numbers-and with distinction.

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