01829cam a2200337 4500 2702778103 TxAuBib 20260309120000.0 080418s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008018053 9780618574919 0618574913 (OCoLC)225870878 TxAuBib Silvey, Anita. I'll pass for your comrade : women soldiers in the Civil War / Anita Silvey. New York : Clarion Books, 2008. 115 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-102) and index. The first Battle of Bull Run -- Reasons for becoming a soldier -- Enlisting in the military -- A soldier's life -- Women at Antietam -- Hospitals and prisons -- After the war. Sarah Emma Edmonds enlisted because she believed in the Union cause; Melverina Peppercorn joined to stay near her twin brother. Although women were not allowed to enlist as soldiers in the Civil War, many disguised themselves as men and fought anyway. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 8.3 2. 20260309. A Junior Library Guild selection. Women soldiers United States History 19th century Juvenile literature. Women soldiers Confederate States of America History 19th century Juvenile literature. Women United States History 19th century Juvenile literature. Women Confederate States of America History Juvenile literature. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, Female Juvenile literature. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Women Juvenile literature.