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I think that's one of Shelby's main points as to why so many of these women are unknown, and she also suggests those buried under their male aliases were buried that way because their injuries were mortal and burials were swift, so there would have been little need to undress them in the circumstances where the discovery could be made.Anyway, maybe post war they were even less inclined to come forward?
Also, Shelby's book focuses on the State of Mississippi from what I recall, so the women soldiers she talks about were known to have fought there. One of the more famous ones is Albert D.J. Cashier whose name appears on one of the tablets in the Illinois monument at Vicksburg! Originally, I thought it was about women soldiers from Mississippi, so her talk helped to clarify that for me.