The Confederate Female Spy

Download or read book The Confederate Female Spy written by Loreta Janeta Velazquez and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loreta Janeta Velazquez (June 26, 1842- c.1897), was a Cuban-born woman who masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the Civil War. She enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861, without her soldier-husband's knowledge. She fought at Bull Run, Ball's Bluff and Fort Donelson, but her gender was discovered while in New Orleans and she was discharged. Undeterred, she reenlisted and fought at Shiloh, until unmasked once more. She then became a spy, working in both male and female guises. Her husband died during the war and she remarried three more times; being widowed in each instance.