They Fought Like Demons - Women Soldiers in the American Civil War

The authors describe how Yankee and Rebel women soldiers eluded detection, some for many years, and even merited promotion. Their comrades often did not discover the deception until the "young boy" in their company was wounded, killed, or gave birth. Shattering the negative assumptions long held about Civil War distaff soldiers, this sophisticated and dynamic work sheds much-needed light on an unusual and overlooked facet of the Civil War experience.

About the author

DeAnne Blanton, a senior military archivist at the National Archives, specializes in nineteenth-century U.S. Army records.

Lauren M. Cook is the editor of An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Alias Private Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864.

Product details

• Authors: DeAnne Blanton, Lauren M. Cook, Lauren Cook Wike, Lauren Cook Wike
• Publisher: Lsu Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2002
• EAN: 9780807128060
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-2806-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: Conflicting Worlds; Conflicting Worlds: New Dimens; Conflicting Worlds
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous