Are These Women Soldiers? Part 4!

For the previous parts of this series, click [HERE].

What about these?

They are courtesy Mr. Frank Vattelena.

Signal Tower at Point of Rocks
Library of Congress photo

Individual on the left

I think this individual is a guy with thick hair.

What about the individual with hands crossed in the middle of the photo below?  Woman or young boy?

Sailors of the USS Choctaw

Unfortunately, we'll likely never know for sure.  But it's still a fun mental exercise.  What do you think?

Until next formation.....rest.

My Article: "Hidden in Plain Sight"

When I came across this image of Confederate soldiers, I discovered that one of them may be a woman! In this video, Mark and I analyze this interesting photograph, which - according to my research - would be the only one known of a female soldier in the field with her male comrades, if the soldier is indeed a woman.   Make sure to watch to the end to learn about our upcoming article, "Hidden in Plain Sight," which will appear in the spring 2019 edition of Military Images magazine. In this publication, Mark and I discuss this photo and reveal who this possible woman may have been according to military documentation.

Until next formation...rest.

Are These Women Soldiers? Part 3!

I shared some images before of soldiers that may have been women.  Click [HERE] and [HERE] for for the posts.   Here are some more.  What do you think?  Even if they're actually men (or young boys), their feminine appearance makes it easy to see how a woman soldier could blend in.

Women Soldiers of the Atlanta Campaign

Click (HERE) for a virtual tour of the Atlanta Campaign locations connected with women soldiers.  And then scroll down to see other pictures I posted of other areas in Tennessee and Georgia that are significant to their history.

 And if you missed out on a similar album I posted to my page last year dealing with women soldiers of the Red River Campaign, click (HERE) for those.

I post photos to my accompanying woman soldier Facebook page because Blogger is not conducive for such.  Therefore, if you enjoy my research, you may want to check out and "like" my Facebook page so you won't miss out.

Until next formation...rest.

Are These Women Soldiers? Part 2!

Last year, I posted some images from the Library of Congress that I thought were interesting.  Click (HERE) to see it.

Mr. Frank Vattelana sent me the following photographs and gave me permission to share them.  The inscriptions are his labels.   What do you think?  Female soldiers?

II Corps, 2nd Division, AOP

114th New York

Benton Barracks, St. Louis

I'll post another batch another time.

Until next formation....rest.

Are These Women Soldiers?

I was browsing the Library of Congress website and came across these photos of unknown soldiers, which gave me pause.  One of the questions about women soldiers is how many served without ever being discovered.  Are these photos of some of those women?  What do you think?