Video: The Grave of Fanny Wilson, Private of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry

Review of "Guts for Glory: The Story of Civil War Soldier Rosetta Wakeman"

 There are a few books about women soldiers geared towards young readers.  Courageous Women of the Civil War by Melinda Cordell comes to mind, as does  I'll Pass for Your Comrade by Anita Silvey.   Both books are suitable for youngsters around ten to twelve years old, and I thought both were well done and include information that adults would find interesting and useful.

Finding Mary Dennis

 

Mary Dennis - the tall, saucy lieutenant of Company B, 1st Minnesota Infantry.  After her discovery in 1861, newspapers carried her brief entrance into history all over the country, like this one.