Alongside every new uniform is a series of patches ... tradition of carrying a flag into battle. During the American Civil War, it was considered a position of honor to carry the colors into ...

I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil War America After discovering that ... young women in uniform easily “passed” as beardless boys. The conditions of camp life—most ...

During the bloody years when the Civil War tore apart the United States, one place remained ... so long as their weapons were left behind and their uniforms were removed or hidden from view.