One of the best-documented female soldiers is Sarah Edmonds. She was a Union soldier and worked during the Civil War as a nurse. Bettmann / Corbis Even though women weren’t legally allowed to fight in ...
WGAL: Shedding light on the women who served in the Civil War
Military.com: Woman Civil War Hero Served in Disguise Out of Patriotism, Financial Need
Among the heroes of the U.S. Civil War – from Generals Ulysses S. Grant, to Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Frederick Douglass – there’s another hero’s name you may not recognize. Sarah Emma ...
Woman Civil War Hero Served in Disguise Out of Patriotism, Financial Need
Military.com: How Women Enlisted as Men to Fight in the Civil War
inforum: Civil War women: 150 years after war, more is known about role women played
IF YOU GO What: Minnesota and the Civil War exhibit When: March 2 through Sept. 8 Where: Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul Info: (651) 259-3000 ST. PAUL - Elizabeth "Lizzie" ...