The Woman in Battle

A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known As Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army

Loreta Janeta Velazquez (Autor)

C. J. Worthington (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

614 Seiten

2017
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-3319-0 (ISBN)

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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.

Loreta Janeta Velazquez (1842–c. 1902) was born in Havana, Cuba. She was married and widowed three more times before her death, the circumstances of which are unknown.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.05.2017
Zusatzinfo	43 halftones
Verlagsort	Chapel Hill
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	840 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-4696-3319-1 / 1469633191
ISBN-13	978-1-4696-3319-0 / 9781469633190
Zustand	Neuware