Review of "Inventing Loreta Velazquez" by William C. Davis

Published by Southern Illinois University Press in October 2016, William C. "Jack" Davis' book, Inventing Loreta Velazquez:  Confederate Soldier Impersonator, Media Celebrity, & Con Artist, discusses the controversial woman who claimed service in the Confederate army

Searching for Sophronia: Sophronia Smith Hunt, 29th Iowa Infantry

Satronia is how her name appeared in her obituary that was carried by newspapers from across the country.  Though she died in August 1928, she just received a headstone on Veterans Day, 2016.  She had lain in an unmarked grave for over 80 years.   Click (HERE) to read more.

Sophrona's marker with her husband's in the background