Women Combat Soldiers in the Civil War

Presented by James R. Hedtke, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, History and Political Science, Cabrini University

In the Civil War, over 2,100,000 men fought for the Union, but you never hear of any women, other than that they were nurses or maintained their homes. In the Victorian era of prudery, these women discussed in this lecture pretended to be men, took a male name, enlisted in the army and then fought like demons!!  The question of participation has been argued by historians; Prof. Hedtke will answer these questions head on in his forceful analysis of what the reality is. This program is especially relevant today.

Prof. James R. Hedtke earned a B.S.  from Saint Joseph's University, a MA in from Villanova University, and a Ph.D.  from Temple University. He has taught history and political science at Cabrini University for 50 years.