Surf these sites: Women In The Civil War Military -- Women have always served in the United States military, in one capacity or another. Some even dressed as men. This report collects information documenting the experiences of some of these women in their struggle to be allowed to serve their country. Women In Uniform In The Civil War -- In the last few years, historians have become more and more aware of what was previously thought to be a limited phenomenon in the Civil War: the incidence of women disguising themselves as men and enlisting in the army. Women Soldiers in the Civil War -- A history of women in the military from the Revolutionary War to present day. Includes extensive information for military women, past and present. Women Soldiers of the Civil War -- It is an accepted convention that the Civil War was a man''s fight. Images of women during that conflict center on self-sacrificing nurses, romantic spies, or brave ladies maintaining the home front in the absence of their men. This conventional picture of gender roles during the Civil War does not tell the entire story. Women in War -- A brief history and description about the women who served as soldiers during the American Civil War, 1861-1865. Women in War -- Disguised as a man, Frances Clalin served many months in Missouri artillery and cavalry units. Sarah Edmonds Seelye served two years in the Second Michigan Infantry as Franklin Thompson. Contains photographs. Women of the Civil War -- A growing number people are beginning to realize there were a lot more women who fought in the Civil War than we were taught in High School or even in most colleges.
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