Code: 15176348

Woman in Battle

Name: Woman in Battle
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
SKU: 15176348
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by Loreta Janeta Velazquez, C. J. Worthington

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 614
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017
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Loreta Janeta Velazquez was the daughter of a Spanish official living in Cuba. As a young girl she was sent to school in New Orleans, where she ran away and married a U.S. Army officer. After the outbreak of the war, she persuaded her husband to renounce his commission and to join the Confederate forces. After he was killed in battle, Velazquez disguised herself as a man so that she could serve, eventually doing so as an officer, a spy, and a blockade runner. The Woman in Battle tells the amazing story of Velazquez's experiences in a male-dominated world, offering a unique perspective on life as a soldier and detailing her many adventures, including fighting in the First Battle of Bull Run and Shiloh, where she was allegedly wounded. Upon the book's publication in 1876, its veracity was questioned, and it continues to be debated by contemporary historians to this day. A DOCSOUTH BOOK. This collaboration between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library brings selected classic works from the digital library of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available as downloadable e-books or print-on-demand publications. DocSouth Books are unaltered from the original publication, providing affordable and easily accessible editions to a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers.

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Full title: Woman in Battle
Subtitle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army
Author: Loreta Janeta Velazquez, C. J. Worthington
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 614
EAN: 9781469633190
ISBN: 1469633191
ID: 15176348
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Weight: 27 g
Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 37 mm
Date of publishing: 30. March 2017