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Civil War Lady
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1861 to 1864
Original Civil War Women Soldiers
Why did they want to fight ? NEW
A look at who and why they would want to go to war.

Managing to enter the ranks NOT FINISHED
Looking at how these some women managed to enlist.

Life for a Civil War Woman SoldierNOT FINISHED
What life in the ranks was like for the Civil War Woman Soldier.

Keeping Their Secret Hidden NOT FINISHED
This included how they washed and delt with their monthly cycle.

Being Discovered NOT FINISHED
Section on those who were found out, and those discovered later on.

Women Soldiers Casualties NOT FINISHED
Women soldiers that were casualties of the war.
Original Women Soldiers
These pages hold information about each of the listed original women soldiers of the Civil War.

Frances Clayton (Clalin)


Jennie Hodges (Private Albert D.J. Cashier)


Loreta Janeta Velazquez (Lieutenant Harry T. Buford)


Sarah Emma Edmonds (Private Frank Thompson)


Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (Private Lyons Wakeman)
Today's Women Soldier Re-enactors
These pages are to help women soldier re-enactors "get it right" and to open the eyes of re-enactors to a Civil War frame of mind.

Getting it right
Why it's important to get it right.

Noticing today's women soldier re-enactors
The 1860's attitude

Breast Binding and guidlines for Women Soldier Re-enactors
A great article by an online friend and fellow re-enactor on how to conceal your feminine figure.
Please bear with me - this site is being RE-WRITTEN !
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