| Tango01 | 09 May 2019 10:39 p.m. PST |
….pictures show how females disguised themselves so they could go into battle. "To his comrades in the Union cavalry, Jack Williams was definitely one of the boys – a hard-drinking, tobacco-chewing, foul-mouthed son of a gun. Outstanding on horseback, he was as deadly with a sword as he was around the poker table – just the sort of fella you would want by your side when the going got rough. And for Jack it frequently did. By the end of a distinguished military career, he had fought in 18 battles, been wounded three times and taken prisoner once…."
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ScottWashburn  | 10 May 2019 4:18 a.m. PST |
Well, since they had to disguise themselves so well, at least we don't need special figures for them :) |
| MG Lawson | 10 May 2019 7:58 a.m. PST |
At historic events where my dad his friend and myself present our Army-Navy display; we run an identification game based on Jennie Hodgers….her story is pretty incredible. |
| Tango01 | 10 May 2019 11:49 a.m. PST |
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 Jeff Ewing  | 10 May 2019 1:13 p.m. PST |
What? Preposterous! I have it on good authority they wore low-cut, midriff-baring versions of the shell jacket, and siletto-heeled boots! |
| Blutarski | 10 May 2019 3:51 p.m. PST |
Do any of the archival sources mention what preferred pronouns were in use? B |
| 14Bore | 10 May 2019 4:51 p.m. PST |
Every army has had females disguised as males, the British marines had one in a long career aboard ships in the Napoleonic era. Prussia had a woman who after being discovered was actually permitted because of good conduct to stay. |
| John the Greater | 15 May 2019 3:32 p.m. PST |
If anyone is interested in the topic, there is an excellent book called "They Fought Like demons." I can't remember the authors just off the top of my head. |
 McLaddie | 16 May 2019 8:22 a.m. PST |
They Fought Like Demons by DeAnne Blanton and Lauren M. Cook It is a good book. It is hard to determine the number of women who fought in the Civil War, but at least two thousand by the authors' count. For instance, there were at least 4 women in uniform involved in Pickett's Charge. One dead and three wounded, one Union and two Rebels. Here is a photo of three veteran Ohio Cavalrymen. Guess which one is a woman.
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| EJNashIII | 18 May 2019 7:42 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 18 May 2019 9:38 p.m. PST |
Many thanks!.
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 deadhead | 22 May 2019 3:53 p.m. PST |
The one thing about They Fought Like etc is that their careers were remarkably unremarkable. I struggled through the accounts of various with XX chromosomes who served and some did see action……
I was left with the impression that their colleagues were remarkably unobservant or they were truly…homely…? ladies.
In all seriousness it is a well researched book, but I do not see it leading to much conversion work for your wargames tables |
bases them up.
