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 ...
Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian immigrant in Michigan, disguised herself as “Frank Thompson” to serve in the Union Army’s 2nd ...
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and the Arkansas Women’s History Institute will present a lecture on the role of Southern women in the Civil War on Thursday. The event will ...
During the American Civil War, espionage became a deadly game played by both the Union and the Confederacy. Women often ...
The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit.The display highlights the essential contributions of women during the war, both on and off the battlefield. Women ...
The Gray House' highlights a female-led spy network from the Civil War. Learn about the real Elizabeth Van Lew, Mary Jane ...
Sarah Emma Edmonds disguised herself as a man to join the 2nd Michigan Infantry's Company F, known as the Flint Union Greys.