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Rent They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the Civil War
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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Published: Sep 2003
Genre: History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Retail Price: $19.00
Pages: 304
Synopsis
Albert Cashier' served three years in the Union Army and passed successfully as a man until 1911 when the aging veteran was revealed to be a woman named Jennie Hodgers. Frances Clayton kept fighting even after her husband was gunned down in front of her at the Battle of Murfreesboro. And more than one soldier astonished 'his' comrades-in-arms by giving birth in camp.
This lively and authoritative book opens a hitherto neglected chapter of Civil War history, telling the stories of hundreds of women who
Reviews
I agree with other reviewers that this wouldve been a better book had each womans story been presented individually. They each got an introduction, but as each name came up later I was confuses as to who was who. Having said that though, I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in little know stories of the US Civil War.