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| Posted: Tue Jun 6th, 2006 04:10 pm |
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cgillespie
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I am curious about how you all feel about women wearing a uniform and fighting.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 6th, 2006 04:49 pm |
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TimHoffman01
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As there were 600+ confirmed examples of women serving in uniform, many killed or wounded (how they were discovered as women), there is certainly precident. If I remember correctly, one of Pickett's Brigades had a husband/wife team killed together during thier famous charge. I especially can't see anyone objecting to a woman who is giving an impression of a specific historical figure during the war. That one would be, I think, fairly obvious.
My Son just asked me a question similar to this. "Why weren't there any girls in the civil war?" I had a lot of personal fun doing some research with him (He's 6.) I told him there were definitely "girls" in the war. Then we went and found some.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 6th, 2006 09:23 pm |
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Steven Cone
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I have no problem with it..
But if one chooses to do .. I hope they HONOR the Women that came before them and do attempt to look a man and act like one as close as possible.
For some its easier said than done ..
My units Photographer (Sherry aka Sam) takes the field with us and does a great job concealing her identity.
Some of the rest of us (including myself ) at times forget & slip in a ma'am or two when speaking to him. And boy does Sam gives us a stern look lol
Some habits are just hard to break.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14th, 2006 10:03 pm |
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riptailedroarer
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TimHoffman01 wrote: As there were 600+ confirmed examples of women serving in uniform, many killed or wounded (how they were discovered as women), there is certainly precident.
I've just read the book "they scream like demons" about women in the ranks during the civil war and the auothers can only document about 30 women seving north and south and their service last between a few days and 3 wears. They can only estimate (guess) that 400 women dressed as men and joined the army.
It may be a precident, but 400/600 women in a war time enlistment of 3 million is pretty small.
john laking
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16th, 2006 08:36 pm |
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CorpStump
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The whole idea was that they were concealing their identy and sex. If they were found out, they were discharged and sent home. I think 400 would be a conservative number. My wife serves as a soldier, and she has the disguise down to where she can "Pass" at less than 3 meters.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17th, 2006 12:05 am |
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susansweet2
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Do you mean the book they fought like demons ? Here are some others books to read on the subject 
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17th, 2006 02:38 am |
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Tigerreb
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In the world of reenacting, I think each person should be able to reenact, if they can ' pull it off ', so if a woman can meet the 3', 5' or 3 meter rule (take your pick) great. BUT, at the same time, if found out, out she goes, at least till the next event. In the same thought, a person, male or female, needs to insure compliance with the standards of the day (1860's) as to manners, customs, uniforms.
Just my 3,976 cents - taxes and fees on thoughts went up again
JIM Tee
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