Bibliograph

Loreta Janeta Velázquez, Cuban Confederate soldier, Ash Imery-Garcia

Type

Label

Loreta Janeta Velázquez, Cuban Confederate soldier, Ash Imery-Garcia

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Loreta Janeta Velázquez

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1031431656

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grades 5-8

Responsibility statement

Ash Imery-Garcia

Series statement

Our voices : Spanish and Latino figures of American history

Sub title

Cuban Confederate soldier

Summary

"Loreta Janeta Velázquez was a Cuban woman who assumed the identity of a white man to join the Confederate army during the Civil War. She lived as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford and fought in several major battles during the early years of the conflict. After she was arrested multiple times on suspicion of being a woman, Velázquez turned to espionage as another way to further the Southern cause. Her resourceful nature and talent for deception made her an excellent spy for the Confederacy. She assumed multiple identities and costumes to infiltrate the North. She even acted as a double-agent, spying on the Union while appearing to spy for it, and collected valuable information for the South in the process"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A woman on her own terms -- A woman in male costume is a man -- Fighting for the southern cause -- Disillusionment with the war

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification