Mary Siezgle Explained

Mary Siezgle was a soldier of the Union Army in the American Civil War.^[1] Her service began as a nurse, but she joined her husband in the 44th New York Infantry disguised as a man.^{[1] [2]} She was one of five women who are known to have participated as a combatant in the Battle of Gettysburg.^[3]

Legacy

In 1915, the New York Times published an article about the service of Siezgle.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Tsui, Bonnie. She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War. Guilford. TwoDot. 2006. 70.
2. Book: Hall, Richard H.. Women on the Civil War Battlefront. Lawrence. University Press of Kansas. 2006. 9780700614370. 235.
3. Book: Blanton. DeAnne. Wike. Laura Cook. They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the American Civil War. 2002. LSU Press. 0807128066. 15. 19 February 2017.
4. Book: Leonard, Elizabeth D.. All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies. 1999 . New York. W.W.Norton and Company. 9780393047127. 223-224.