Bibliograph

I'll pass for your comrade, women soldiers in the Civil War, Anita Silvey

Type

Label

I'll pass for your comrade, women soldiers in the Civil War, Anita Silvey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-107) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsmapsillustrationsfacsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I'll pass for your comrade

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

225870878

Responsibility statement

Anita Silvey

Sub title

women soldiers in the Civil War

Summary

"The fact that women disguised as men served in both the Union and Confederate armies is one of the best-kept secrets of the Civil War. [This] book brings together the nuggets of available information about these women and explores why they went to war, how they managed to pass for men (and how we know that they did), their experiences as combat soldiers, and what happened to them afterward."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

"The music of regimental bands": the First Battle of Bull Run -- "Won't you let me come with you?": reasons for becoming a soldier -- "Don the breeches": enlisting in the military -- "A skirmish drill is the prettiest drill": a soldier's life -- "The whole landscape for an instant turned slightly red": women at Antietam -- "I would rather have been shot dead": hospitals and prisons -- "Touched with fire": after the war -- Author's note

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

I will pass for your comradeWomen soldiers in the Civil War

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