DEANNE BLANTON
presents
"Women Soldiers in the Civil War"
About the Topic:
DeAnne Blanton discusses the women who served during the Civil War, as covered in her book "They Fought Like Demons; Women Soldiers in the Civil War," co-authored with Lauren Cook.
One such soldier is “Albert Cashier,” who served three years in the Union Army and passed successfully as a man until 1911 when the aging veteran was revealed to be a woman named Jennie Hodgers. Another soldier, Frances Clayton, kept fighting even after her husband was gunned down in front of her at the Battle of Murfreesboro. And more than one soldier astonished “his” comrades-in-arms by giving birth in camp.
DeAnne Blanton covers an often neglected chapter of Civil War history: telling the stories of hundreds of women who adopted male disguise and fought as soldiers. She will explores their reasons for enlisting, their experiences in combat, and the way they were seen by their fellow soldiers.
Adapted from: https://www.amazon.com/
DeAnne Blanton retired from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, after 31 years of service as a reference archivist specializing in 18th and 19th century U.S. Army records. She was recognized within the National Archives as well as in the historical and genealogical communities as a leading authority on the American Civil War, 19th century women’s history, and the history of American women in the military.
Her groundbreaking book, "They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the American Civil War," co-written with Lauren Cook, was published by Louisiana State University in 2002 and by Vintage the following year.
Ms. Blanton is a founding member of the Society for Women and the Civil War (www.swcw.org), and served as the first President of the organization. She has also appeared in nearly a dozen Civil War and women’s history documentaries for cable channels and public broadcasting, including Rebel (Iguana Films for PBS, 2013), Full Metal Corset (History Channel, 2007), and The Unsexing of Emma Edmonds (Ferrari-Tiche for Canadian Public Television, 2004).
Ms. Blanton is a graduate of Sweet Briar College, and she now makes her home in the Shenandoah Valley.
Source: https://www.swcw.org/board.html
