The Women Who Fought in the Civil War, History
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Hundreds of women concealed their identities so they could battle alongside their Union and Confederate counterparts
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People - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
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The Forgotten Grave: Women Soldiers of the American Civil War
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Women Soldiers in Civil War Mississippi - Shiloh National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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Group looks to honor Female Civil War soldiers with monument
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Historically speaking: Women soldiers in the Civil War
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The Women Who Fought in the Civil War, History
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The Women's Fight, Thavolia Glymph
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Storied Women of the Civil War Era
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Women's History in Alexandria
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Women Civil War Soldiers: Digging up the Evidence