She resumed the war effort as a female nurse and met Linus Seelye, whom she married after the war's end; Lucy Matilda Thompson joined the Confederate forces when already aged 49, and, although she received two shrapnel wounds to her skull resulting in a metal plate being permanently attached, lived to the incredible age of 112; Loreta Janeta Velazquez, born to a wealthy Cuban family and raised in New Orleans, fought in the battle of First Bull Run as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford. Her adventures continued as she worked as a spy, becoming a double agent and even being enlisted by Union forces to capture herself.

Dates of Major Battles and Campaigns -- 1. The Half-Soldier Heroines -- 2. Female Campaigners for the North -- 3. Anna Etheridge, Daughter of the Regiment -- 4. "Franklin Thompson's" Secret Service -- 5. The Mystery of "Franklin Thompson" -- 6. Sarah Emma Edmonds: Childhood and Youth -- 7. Emma B. Seelye, Army Nurse -- 8. Confederate Officers and Gentlewomen -- 9. "Lieutenant Harry T. Buford," C.S.A. -- 10. Detective and Spy for the Confederacy -- 11. Stratagems and Wiles -- 12. Strange Facts and Twists of Fate -- 13. The Legend of "Mountain Charley" -- Appendix A. Honor Roll of Female Soldiers -- Appendix B. Research Notes -- Appendix C. 2nd Michigan Infantry -- Appendix D. Selected Bibliography.