7th Mississippi Infantry
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2013
- Location
- Southwest Mississippi
Over the last few years, a friend of mine has become somewhat of a local celebrity.
Ms. Shelby Harriel has been instrumental in bringing the often overlooked topic of women fighting (disguised as men) to the general public. Shelby has been invited to speak at National Park Service events, Civil War Round Tables, and Historical Societies around the nation.
Shelby has uncovered many previously unknown women that posed as men . . . along with new details about the more famous cases that are well documented.
I invite everyone to visit her blog "Hidden, and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War"
http://forbiddenhiddenforgotten.blogspot.com
BTW, when she's not sharing her research about this little known topic, she’s reenacting with her boyfriend. Her impression is, a woman posing as a man . . . she’s very good at that as well.
Ms. Shelby Harriel has been instrumental in bringing the often overlooked topic of women fighting (disguised as men) to the general public. Shelby has been invited to speak at National Park Service events, Civil War Round Tables, and Historical Societies around the nation.
Shelby has uncovered many previously unknown women that posed as men . . . along with new details about the more famous cases that are well documented.
I invite everyone to visit her blog "Hidden, and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War"
http://forbiddenhiddenforgotten.blogspot.com
BTW, when she's not sharing her research about this little known topic, she’s reenacting with her boyfriend. Her impression is, a woman posing as a man . . . she’s very good at that as well.
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