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1) Nurse, Soldier, Spy: the story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War hero

Author

Moss, Marissa

Pub. Date

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

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A story of a nineteen-year-old woman who disguised herself as a man to avoid an unwanted marriage and who distinguished herself as a male nurse during the Civil War, and later as a spy for the Union Army.

2) Women of the Civil War through primary sources

Author

Ford, Carin T

Series

Civil War through primary sources

Pub. Date

[2013]

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"Explores the lives and roles of women during the Civil War, including their work as nurses, spies, and soldiers, as well as daily life and work on the home front"--Provided by publisher.

3) Guts for glory: the story of Civil War soldier Rosetta Wakeman

Author

Lapati, JoAnna

Pub. Date

2024.

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"Through scratchboard art and quotes from the subject's letters, this picture book biography follows the life of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, who served in the Union army disguised as a man. Back matter materials include an author's note, two glossaries, recommended reading, a timeline of events, and additional historical information"--

4) Petticoat spies: six women spies of the civil war

Author

Caravantes, Peggy

Pub. Date

[2002]

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Describes the lives and wartime exploits of six women who were spies during the Civil War. Includes Sarah Emma Edmonds, Belle Boyd, Pauline Cushman, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Belle Edmondson.

5) I'll pass for your comrade: women soldiers in the Civil War

Author

Silvey, Anita

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2

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Sarah Emma Edmonds enlisted because she believed in the Union cause; Melverina Peppercorn joined to stay near her twin brother. Although women were not allowed to enlist as soldiers in the Civil War, many disguised themselves as men and fought anyway.

6) Women Civil War spies of the Union

Author

Sakany, Lois

Pub. Date

2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3

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Details the lives of six women who fought to preserve the Union, and to support abolition and women's rights, by serving as spies during the Civil War.

7) Women Civil War spies of the Confederacy

Author

Phillips, Larissa

Pub. Date

2004

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Details the lives of six women who fought to preserve the Confederacy and the Southern way of life by serving as spies during the Civil War.

8) The fighting infantryman: the story of Albert D. J. Cashier, transgender Civil War soldier

Author

Sanders, Rob

Pub. Date

[2020]

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"By the time she arrived in Belvidere, Illinois, and started working as a farmhand, Jennie had a new name and a new identity . . . Albert D. J. Cashier. In 1861, the winds of war blew through the United States. Jennie Hodgers, a young immigrant from Ireland, moved west to Illinois and soon had a new name and a new identity--Albert D. J. Cashier. Like many other young men, Albert joined the Union Army. Though the smallest soldier in his company, Albert...

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1) Nurse, Soldier, Spy: the story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War hero

2) Women of the Civil War through primary sources

3) Guts for glory: the story of Civil War soldier Rosetta Wakeman

4) Petticoat spies: six women spies of the civil war

5) I'll pass for your comrade: women soldiers in the Civil War

6) Women Civil War spies of the Union

7) Women Civil War spies of the Confederacy

8) The fighting infantryman: the story of Albert D. J. Cashier, transgender Civil War soldier