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They Fought Like Demons : Women Soldiers In The American Civil War

Title
- Conflicting Worlds
Attribution
DeAnne Blanton and Lauren M. Cook
Publication Details
Book, Louisiana State University Press, 2002
Availability
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(LOWER LEVEL) E628 .B52 2002 AVAILABLE
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Description
This lively and authoritative book opens a hitherto neglected chapter of Civil War history, telling the stories of hundreds of women who adopted male disguise and fought as soldiers. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
Authors
- Blanton, DeAnne, 1964-
- Cook, Lauren M
Subject
Places in this work
- United States
Contents
- Introduction: "Entrenched in Secrecy": Women Soldiers of the Civil War
- 1. "They Fought like Demons": A Military History of Women in Combat
- 2. "To Dress and Go as a Soldier": Means and Motivations
- 3. "A Fine Looking Soldier": Life in the Ranks
- 4. "Fairly Earned Her Epaulettes": Women Soldiers in the Military Service
- 5. "Why They Detained Her I Can’t Imagine": The Prisoner of War Experience
- 6. "I Would Rather Have Been Shot Dead": Women Soldiers as Casualties of War
- 7. "A Congenital Peculiarity": Women Discovered in the Ranks
- 8. "Romantic Young Ladies": Female Soldiers in the Public Consciousness
- 9. When Jennie Came Marching Home: Women Soldiers in the Postwar Years
- 10. Beyond Heroes or Harlots: The Changing Historical Perspective
- Conclusion : "I Love My Country": A Summation of Women’s Military Service
- App. The Female Warrior Bold
ISBN
- 0807128066
LCCN
- 2002004441
Open Library ID
- /b/OL3553029M