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The woman in battle : a narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, otherwise known as Lieutenant Harry T. Bufford, Confederate States Army /
Loreta Janeta Velazquez was the daughter of a Spanish official living in Cuba. As a young girl she was sent to school in New Orleans, where she ran away and married a U.S. Army officer. After the outbreak of the war, she persuaded her husband to renounce his commission and to join the Confederate fo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Loreta Janeta Velazquez was the daughter of a Spanish official living in Cuba. As a young girl she was sent to school in New Orleans, where she ran away and married a U.S. Army officer. After the outbreak of the war, she persuaded her husband to renounce his commission and to join the Confederate forces. After he was killed in battle, Velazquez disguised herself as a man so that she could serve, eventually doing so as an officer, a spy, and a blockade runner. The Woman in Battle tells the amazing story of Velazquez's experiences in a male-dominated world, offering a unique perspective on life as a soldier and detailing her many adventures, including fighting in the First Battle of Bull Run and Shiloh, where she was allegedly wounded. Upon the book's publication in 1876, its veracity was questioned, and it continues to be debated by contemporary historians to this day. |
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| Notas: | CHAPTER LI. MINING IN UTAH AND NEVADA.-THE MORMONS AND THEIR COUNTRY. CHAPTER LII. COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS.-CONCLUSION. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (631 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781469633213 1469633213 9781469633206 1469633205 |