Unexpected Bravery: Women and Children Soldiers of the Civil War

The American Civil War divided the United States from 1861-1865. During those years, over two million soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate Armies. What is little known is that not only the numerous children, some as young 12, enlisted on both sides, but also women who disguised themselves as men in an attempt to make a difference in the epic struggle to determine the future of the United States of America.ISBN : 9781493055265 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction:Children and Women During Wartime Part I Children Soldiers of the Civil War Chapter OneJohnny Clem(The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga) Chapter Two Susie King Taylor (Nurse and Teacher) Chapter Three Charles Whipple Hadley (Bravery at Shiloh) Chapter Four The Howe Brothers (Orion and Lyston) Chapter Five William H. Horsfall (Medal of Honor) Chapter Six Alexander H. Johnson (Drummer for the 54th) Chapter Seven Lola Sanchez (Confederate Spy) Chapter Eight Unfinished Lives, Part I Part II Women Soldiers of the Civil War Chapter Nine Albert D. J. Cashier (Jennie Hodgers) Chapter Ten Mary Galloway (Wounded at Antietam) Chapter Eleven Florena Budwin (Woman Prisoner at Andersonville) Chapter Twelve Cathay Williams (William Cathay) Chapter Thirteen Mary Owens Jenkins (John Evans) Chapter Fourteen Elizabeth “Lizzie” Compton (Johnny “Jack” Compton) Chapter Fifteen Sarah Malinda Pritchard Blalock (Sam Blalock) Chapter Sixteen Sarah Emma Edmonds (Franklin Thompson) Chapter Seventeen Loreta Janeta Velazquez (Harry T. Buford) Chapter Eighteen Unfinished Lives, Part II Bibliography About the Author "What is little known about the American Civil War is that both women and children enlisted in an attempt to make a difference in the struggle to determine the future of the United States of America"-- Provided by publisher