masculine names, disguised themselves as men, and hid the fact they were female. Because they passed as men, it is impossible to know with any certainty how many women soldiers served in the Civil War. Estimates place as many as 250 women in the ranks of the Confederate army.(1)Writing ...
masculine names, disguised themselves as men, and hid the fact they were female. Because they passed as men, it is impossible to know with any certainty how many women soldiers served in the Civil War. Estimates place as many as 250 women in the ranks of the Confederate army.(1)Writing ...
Free Pennsylvania Civil War rosters and muster rolls, regimental histories, pensions, diaries, biographies, newspaper transcriptions, flags, and Medal of Honor Recipients.
Child Soldiers in the Western Imagination: From Patriots to Victims Jackson鈥 child soldier, hero of the American Revolution, and seventh president of the United States鈥 and Ishmael Beah鈥 child soldier, victim of the civil war in Sierra Leone, and spokesman for the plight of child soldiers ...
Russian Civil War (1918–20), conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government led by Vladimir Lenin against various Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armies. The Bolshevik victory ensured the supremacy
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: html_title /html_title Reviewed by Jim Downs (bio) Sex and the Civil War: Soldiers, Pornography, and the Making of American Morality . By Judith Giesberg. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2017. Pp. 135...
This article, titled "The Families' Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice," discusses the progress made in racial justice during the Civil War era. It highlights the conflicts that arose when white organizations refused to hire Black teachers or expect...
American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lin
1. Lords in the English Civil War could order what type of men to fight for them? Mercenaries New Model Army Workers on their lands Experienced soldiers 2. When armies in the English Civil War needed fighters badly, they turned to what method?