Trivia 11-11-15 Name that book!

[Trivia Master]

This Hispanic wrote a book supposedly based on adventures had during the Civil War.

Name the book and the author.

credit: @BrrrBRRRR

 

[ErnieMac]

My answer is Loreta Janeta Velázquez (The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velázquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T Buford, Confederate States Army), but I think Federico Fernández Cavada (Libby Life: Experiences of A Prisoner of War in Richmond, Virginia, 1863-64) would be just as correct.

 

[GELongstreet]

The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures and travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry J. Buford, Confederate States Army by said L.J. Velasquez?

 

[MajGenl.Meade]

Ha! One of my favorite reads. Loretta Janeta Velazquez: The Woman In Battle

I have every reason to be proud of the name I bear, and of the ancestry from whom I inherited it. My father's family is a very ancient one, and the blood which flows in my veins is that of Castilian nobles, whose deeds are intimately connected with some of the most impressive episodes of Spanish history. Reckless as some portions of my own career may seem to unthinking* persons, I have the satisfaction of knowing, in my own soul, that by no act of mine has the noble name of Velazquez been brought into discredit, and that at all times, and under the most discouraging circumstances, I have ever upheld my own honor and that of my family.

Both in Spain and in the Spanish dominions on this side of the Atlantic, is the name of Velazquez well known and highly honored.

 

[Stony]

Loreta Janeta Velázquez-The Book is 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.
source-http://www.historynet.com/madame-loreta-janeta-velazquez-heroine-or-hoaxer.htm

 

[Copperhead-mi]

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.

Written by Loreta Janeta Valazquez.

 

[Reb]

Loreta Janeta Velazquez

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

 

[nextcity]

Confederate spy Loreta Janeta Velazquez a.k.a. "Lieutenant Harry Buford" wrote a Civil War memoir, about her exploits titled: "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". She traveled in Europe as well as in the Southern United States promoting her book and ideals.

http://www.historynet.com/madame-loreta-janeta-velazquez-heroine-or-hoaxer.htm

 

[Brenal]

Loretta Velasquez (aka Lt Harry T Buford) who wrote "The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures and Travels of Madame Loretta Janeta Velasquez Otherwise Known as Lt. Harry T Buford CSA"

 

[MRB1863]

Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Civil War soldier and spy wrote The Woman In Battle that came out in 1876.

 

[FarawayFriend]

As a librarian I have to say that there are probably dozens of books by authors of Hispanic descent, dealing with adventures during the Civil War. To find exactly the one you are looking for I would need a bit more input from your side.
But as it is, I must rely on my own discretion. So I chose a remarkable one, as it was written by a lady who fought some battles in the Civil War, disguised as a man. She later described her adventures in a 600 page book.

My answer is:

The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velázquez, otherwise known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army by Loreta Janeta Velázquez

For more information about the author and book, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loreta_Janeta_Vel%C3%A1zquez&oldid=688323682

And I may add that everybody who gives a Civil War related book title and an author of Hispanic descent should get the points. Without researching very deeply I have found at least two other titles that could possibly match the question, depending on how the word "adventure" is understood, there will probably be a lot more:

• The Civil War, 1840s-1890s"; by Roger E. Hernandez, Roger E. Hernandez; ISBN 978-0-7614-2939-5;
• Captain Luis F. Emilio, A Brave Black Regiment. The History of the 54th Massachusetts, 1863-1865, New Introduction by J.W. Urwin. Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 1995; paperback, 452 pages. ISBN 0-306-80623-1; ISBN 978-0-306-80623-0. Reprint (with a new introduction) of the second enlarged edition, originally published in 1894, Boston. First edition published 1891

 

[MaryDee]

According to the wikipedia article, "Hispanics in the American Civil War," we have two candidates:

"After the war, Confederate spy Loreta Janeta Velazquez a.k.a. "Lieutenant Harry Buford" [emphasis mine] wrote a Civil War memoir, about her exploits titled: "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". She traveled in Europe as well as in the Southern United States promoting her book and ideals."

"Colonel Federico Fernández Cavada (1831–1871) - Cuban born Cavada Commanded the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry regiment when it took the field in the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg. Because of his artistic talents, he was assigned to the Hot Air Balloon unit of the Union Army….Cavada was captured during the Battle of Gettysburg and sent to Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. Cavada was released in 1864 and later published a book entitled "LIBBY LIFE: Experiences of A Prisoner of War in Richmond, VA, 1863-64", which told about the cruel treatment which he received in the Confederate prison."

If I have to pick one, I'll say Loreta, who is obviously better known.

 

[Northern Light]

Loreta Janeta Velázquez (June 26, 1842 – c.1902), was a Cuban-born woman who claimed that she masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. After her soldier husband's accidental death, she enlisted in the Confederate States Army in 1861. She then fought at Bull Run, Ball's Bluff and Fort Donelson, but was discharged when her gender was discovered while in New Orleans. Undeterred, she reenlisted and fought at Shiloh, until unmasked once more. She then became a Confederate spy, working in both male and female guises, and as a double agent also reporting to the U.S. Secret Service. She remarried three more times; being widowed in each instance. The circumstances of her own death are unknown. (wiki)
Velázquez recorded her adventures in her 600-page book, 'The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velázquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T Buford, Confederate States Army. The Confederate general Jubal Early refused to accept her memoirs as fact, however recent scholars have verified her claims on the basis of secondary documents including stories in contemporary newspapers.
Figures about Early, doesn't it!
She obvious had the same facial hair creator as Tom Berringer.

 

[DickWilliams]

The Woman in Battle by Loreta Velasquez

 

[38th Alabama]

Loreta Janeta Velázquez - "The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velázquez"

Edit - Correct, 38th Alabama. Welcome to the trivia game and to CivilWarTalk.

Hope you'll come back and continue to play.

Hoosier

 

[rhettbutler1865]

This Hispanic wrote a book supposedly based on adventures had during the Civil War.

Name the book and the author.

credit: @BrrrBRRRR

There are several, I found...the one that sticks out is:The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, also known as Lt. Harry T. Buford, CSA Army...by author L.J. Velazquez.

 

[adisciu9]

Confederate spy Loreta Janeta Velazquez a.k.a. "Lieutenant Harry Buford" wrote a Civil War memoir, about her exploits titled: "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".

 

[sarladaise]

"The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures and Travels of Madame
Loreta Janeta Velazquez, otherwise known as Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army"
Author: Loreta Janeta Velazquez

 

[kholland]

"The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures and Travels of Madame Loreta Joneta Velasquez, otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford , Confederate States Army" by Loreta Joneta Velasquez.

 

[ibgreen]

Libby Life. By F.F. Cavada?