Approximately 400 women enlisted in the Civil War as soldiers. They were considered an equal to the men, and fought right alongside them. How? They disguised their identities. Women would lie about their gender, change their name, and put on a life of secrecy and lies to serve their country. Some would fight alongside their husbands, but most would replace their skirt and dress for a uniform. Many would see this as heroic, but little did these women know that they were helping to abandon the home-maker life of millions.
