Women Soldiers in the Civil War

p Women Soldiers in the Civil War

Introduction

You have , perhaps , never heard a discussion or discourse on the Men-their role in the society ' The discussion is always about women Men have , perhaps , no role ! It is not that the men cannot do some of the jobs normally done by women . Even today , the best chefs are men There is the never-ending talk of giving equal rights to women ! All the Acts of Parliaments in the world will not bring equality for women . The change has to be achieved within - by both

men and women ! How can you give equal rights to women ? God has created her , given her the status or more equal ! Nobody can take that right away . It is the woman , who gives `protection ' for initial nine months to the divine creative force of the future-male of female ! Given the opportunity , given the circumstances women can perform well in any area , including the dangerous combats fight valiantly , to accomplish the missions given to them in times of war . The above book , by De Anne Blanton and Lauren M . Cook , gives a graphic account of women in the battle front , how they fought , were arrested , got killed and emulated , and on occasions , excelled their men counterparts as for heroism Women served disguised as men and some of them went undetected for a long time ! Seems incredible , but it is the historic fact . You find an avalanche of books on the subjects related to Civil War , but this one by National Archives Archivist Blanton and Cook , a Fayetteville State University employee at North Carolina , is special and authentic . They have covered in the book , the major combat actions , in which the women participated . Several of the women soldiers got killed in the action The reasons for their taking such drastic and unique steps are more than one or the combinations of many factors . Patriotism , some of them followed their husbands or lovers some wished to take the break from the strict rules that governed the life of women of the Victorian society . They wished to avail this opportunity to break free from the clutches of the family and society . Once they entered the battlefronts what happened there makes an interesting reading . Some of the happenings seem unbelievable , but the authors have done their research well , to prove their authenticity . This aspect makes the book different from other books

The main theme and purpose of this book is to introduce the women veterans and the difficult conditions in which they operated . Retaining the secrecy of their identity was their main problem . If their identity comes to the knowledge of the higher Officers in the army , they will be discharged from the service . Many were identified after they fell sick Some secretly languished in the prisons of both the camps , and astonishingly some were discovered when they gave birth . How they were able to hide their pregnancies is an astonishing fact . The rank and co-operated with them from the watchful...