DeAnne Blanton, a senior military archivist at the National
Archives, specializes in nineteenth-century U.S. Army records.
Lauren M. Cook, special assistant to the chancellor for university
communications at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina,
is the editor of An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Alias Private Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment,
New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864.
“This book breaks new ground. . . . Documenting the service of more
than 240 women soldiers . . . the authors show that courage and
honor under fire were shared by men and women alike.” – James M.
McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom
“Detailed and convincing” –Smithsonian Magazine
“A compelling book that belongs in every Civil War library.”
--Publishers Weekly
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