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Loreta janeta velaz aquez disguised as a man, adopted the name harry t. buford, and fought in the first battle of bulls runs, fort donelson, and ball's bluf, and at shilohfor the confederate.. later, she spied for the union.
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Woman soldier civil war?
Many women were involved in the war in many ways. They were nurses, spies, fought next to men, tried to keep the farms and plantations working. Today we recongnize that there are single mothers, but in the civil war no one cared if there were or not. When the three days of battle in Gettysburg were over about 53,000 men died. This meant that all of the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters who depended on these men were left without a income or household. Women couldn't own land, have bank accounts, get a higher education and were considered second class citizens. They couldn't vote. Many women had only one or two ways for supporting their children. They could be teachers, become prostitutes, take in laundry, remarry, or become a seamstress. Many many women followed the solders and the camps as nurses, cooks, and prostitues.
Name 5 Civil War generals?
Do you mean the Spanish Civil War or the American Civil War?
Which was first Civil War or spanish American war?
Civil War
What was the name of the USwar between the south and the north?
The Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War was fought between the Union (north) and the Confederacy (south). The war was fought mainly about the issue of slavery. The Union eventually won and that is what makes us the United States of America today.
What was Melville's response to the Civil War?
In response to the Civil War, Melville did not - write a great novel about the Civil War
Where did velazquez live?
Loreta Janeta Velazquez lived in Havana, Cuba and was a female spy and soldier in the Civil War.
What actors and actresses appeared in Secret Soldiers of the Civil War - 2006?
The cast of Secret Soldiers of the Civil War - 2006 includes: Shannon Knopke as Loreta Velazquez
Woman soldier civil war?
Many women were involved in the war in many ways. They were nurses, spies, fought next to men, tried to keep the farms and plantations working. Today we recongnize that there are single mothers, but in the civil war no one cared if there were or not. When the three days of battle in Gettysburg were over about 53,000 men died. This meant that all of the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters who depended on these men were left without a income or household. Women couldn't own land, have bank accounts, get a higher education and were considered second class citizens. They couldn't vote. Many women had only one or two ways for supporting their children. They could be teachers, become prostitutes, take in laundry, remarry, or become a seamstress. Many many women followed the solders and the camps as nurses, cooks, and prostitues.
What do Rose O'Neal Greenhow Belle Boyd and Loreta Janeta Velazquez have in common with Harriet Tubman?
What those three very important and famous at the time and present day famous women had in common with Harriet Tubman was that they all contributed in the Union side during the American Civil War.
Who were women spies in the US Civil War?
There were several women spies during the US Civil War, including Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a prominent Confederate spy, and Belle Boyd, who spied for the Confederacy. Other notable women spies included Elizabeth Van Lew, who was a Union spy, and Mary Elizabeth Bowser, an African American woman who worked as a spy for the Union while posing as a slave in Confederate households.
Which woman fought for the Confederacy at the First Battle of Bull Run A Rose O'Neal Greenhow B Loretta Janeta Velazquez C Belle Boyd?
Rose O'Neal Greenhow, she spyed for the confederates, but didnt realy FIGHT in the war. she also delivered a message that made the confederacy win the war of the battle of bull run.
Who was involved in the civil war that was a women?
Quite a number, often working as spies. The most notable was Loreta Velasquez, who wrote one of the best books of Civil War memoirs. She claimed to have fought in the Confederate armies in male uniform and under a male name, though her anecdotes of front-line infantry service do not ring true. Much more believable are her accounts of espionage in Washington, where she used her charms to get under the guard of pompous generals and politicians. It demonstrated how little secrecy there was in intelligence circles in the Civil War.
What important events were in the American Civil War IN the Civil War not triggered the Civil War?
It would depend on which civil war you are referring to.
When does the civil war end?
American Civil War: 1861-1865Mexican Civil War: 1858-1861Irish Civil War: 1922-1923Russian Civil War: 1917-1921Chinese Civil War: 1928-1937, 1945-1949Austrian Civil War: February 12 - February 16, 1934Spanish Civil War: 1936-1939
Who is loreta juaneta velasquez?
she came to New Orleans as a child from Cuba. Later after her husband was killed in the Civil War, fighting for the South, she joined up as a "young boy" and served in battle. She was eventually found out and went back to private life. She later wrote a book "A Woman in Battle". PBS had a movie on about this.
Name the US war between the North and South?
*The civil war *The War between the States
Which war is worse a Civil War or an ordinary war?
a civil war the civil war was the north vs. south of one country
