This biography profiles his childhood, life, paintings, achievements and timeline. It is estimated about a thousand women disguised themselves as men to fight as. Worthington funding from the library of congressameritech national digital library competition supported the electronic publication of this. Her father, a spaniard, held an official post in cuba, and her frenchamerican mother was a daughter of a wealthy businessman. Heroine or hoaxer in 1876 the american public was introduced to an astonishing and controversial figure by the name of madame loreta janeta velazquez.
May 21, 20 loreta velazquez, the secret soldier of the civil war. A narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of madame loreta janeta velazquez, otherwise known as lieutenant harry. At the outset of the american civil war, loreta janeta velazquez, an educated cuban born teenager, fought as an officer in the battle of first bull run, was wounded at shiloh, and served as a secret agent for the confederacy. Loreta janeta velazquez page 2 american civil war forums. You can either drag and drop pictures onto an event or select branch picture under the home tab. But buford harbored a secret for which he could have been courtmartialed or worse. He father was a spanish government official who owned plantations in mexico and cuba. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. Loreta janeta velazquez, was a woman who claimed to have masqueraded as a male confederate soldier during the american civil war, though her story has been brought into question by recent scholarship. Loreta janeta velazquez was born in cuba in 1842 to a wealthy government official and a frenchamerican mother. Although her fathers family owned an estate in texas, he hated the united states, and served as an officer in the mexican army. Loreta janeta velazquez, civil war soldier and spy. Once you have entered events on the timeline, you can add visuals through inserting pictures with the timeline software. Buford, confederate states army by loreta janeta velazquez.
The photo is a publicity still for that production. A narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of madame loreta janeta velasquez, but many historians doubt the credibility of the memoir due to velazquez. Women spies confederate states of america biography. The book she wrote about her experiences claims that after her soldier husbands accidental death, she enlisted in the confederate states army in 1861.
She fought at bull run, balls bluff and fort donelson, but her gender was discovered. Since everyone likes a mystery, this book has something for all. You are receiving a set of 6 items to learn about hispanic role models. When velasquez was two years old, her father inherited a cattle. She enlisted in the confederate army in 1861, without her soldierhusbands knowledge. Rebel, a documentary entailing the amazing story of loreta janeta velazquez, a cuban immigrant from new orleans who went to battle during the american civil war. Like so many others, she wrote a civil war memoir, the woman in battle. Worthington funding from the library of congressameritech national digital library competition supported the electronic publication of this title. A narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of madame loreta janeta velasquez, but many historians doubt the credibility of the memoir due to velazquez s grand stories, vague details and lack of evidence for her claims. Loreta janeta velazquez was raised in new orleans, but was born in havana, cuba. Velazquez, a native cuban, went to school in new orleans, but ran away to marry an officer in the united states army. Loreta velazquez, secret soldier of the american civil war dvd.
Buford and served the confederacy as a double agent. Velazquez, loreta janeta 18421923 worldcat identities. Review of inventing loreta velasquez 9780809335220. After the outbreak of the war, she persuaded her husband to renounce his commission and to join the confederate forces. Heres what it has to say about those who question the facts of loretas memoir. Loreta janeta velazquez june 26, 1842 1923, was a woman who claimed to have. The woman in battle has never escaped its charge of. A narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of madame loreta janeta velasquez, but many historians doubt the credibility of the memoir due to velazquezs grand stories, vague details and lack of evidence for her claims. A narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of madame loreta janeta velazquez. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just added archive links to one external link on loreta janeta velazquez. Join facebook to connect with janet velazquez and others you may know. In the woman in battle, velazquez published a written and illustrated account of her endeavors. While many women on both sides of the war served as spies, loreta velazquez is the.
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A narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of madame loreta janeta velazquez, otherwise known as lieutenant harry j. Loreta janeta velazquez a united states woman who, according to her own account, took part in the american civil war disguised as a male soldier named harry t. Loreta gathered information in the north and passed it to the south. Loreta janeta velazquez american battlefield trust. Romi dias portrays loreta janeta velazquez in a documentary. Saved from edu discover ideas about flipped classroom. The hispanic heritage pennant is a research activity. As a child she fantasized about a life of adventure, acknowledging early on that. A narrative of the exploits, adventures, and travels of madame loreta janeta velazquez velazquez, madame loreta janeta on. From the skirmish at blackburns ford on july 21, 1861, until the autumn of 1863, loreta velazquez pursued war as both a male army officer and female spy. July 2016 documents of the month loreta velasquez letters. Some were captured and imprisoned, while others escaped detection. Loreta janeta velazquez civil war history discussion. The unfortunate death of her husband left loreta alone in the war ahead and motivated even more by the secret fact she was a widow.
Her father was cuban with the name of diego velazquez. A very unusual historical figure was a woman named loreta janeta velazquez, who was born in cuba. Drawn by john rea neil in the woman in battle by loreta janeta velazquez. Cubanamerican loreta janeta velasquez 18421897 gained renown after the publication of her memoirs, the woman in battle, which recounted her experiences as a spy and solider for the confederate army during the american civil war. Loreta janeta velazquez sounded like a mythical figure. When filmmaker maria agui carter first came across the 1876 memoir of a latina woman who fought in the civil war, she recognized a voice. Narrative of loreta janet velazquez, cuban women and confederate soldier. Although her fathers family owned an estate in texas, he. Loreta janeta velazquez was the daughter of a spanish official living in cuba. Excerpt from the feature documentary rebel, about loreta janeta velazquez, civil war soldier and spy. Loreta velazquez, the secret soldier of the civil war. Just about everything that historians know about loreta janeta velazquez comes from her book, the woman in battle. Buford, confederate states of america published in 1867. She was born in cuba into a landed elite family in 1842.
This hispanic heritage pennant is all you need to teach and promote amazing hispanics from all over the world. The woman in battle the civil war narrative of loreta janeta velazquez, cuban woman and confederate soldier loreta janeta velazquez introduction by jesse aleman wisconsin studies in autobiography she fought in the civil war for the confederacy as the crossdressing harry t. All the events are represented on the interactive timeline and can be visualized. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Loretta janeta velazquez was born in havana, cuba in 1842. I only endeaver sic to give the most important facts that came under my. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Buford, confederate states army classic reprint by velazquez, loreta janeta and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Born in havana, cuba, on june 26, 1842, loreta janeta velasquez was the youngest child of a wealthy family. Biography civil war confederate lieutenant loreta janeta velazquez, lieutenant harry t. Art and history move forward along twisting paths that fall into orderly patterns upon reflection. Women civil war soldiers educational short youtube. And all searches for senora velazquez should be directed to that page. Belle boyd, antonia ford, rose oneal greenhow, nancy hart douglas, laura ratcliffe, and loreta janeta velazquez. If it is all true, then loreta velazquez was the most fascinating and fortunate person you have never heard of before. Civil war continues civil war veterans loretta janeta. These illustrations were fromseparate pages of velazquezs book, but here shown sidebyside to highlight the similarities and differences between loreta janeta velazquez and her male counterpart. Women on the civil war battlefront university press of kansas. Join facebook to connect with loreta velazquez and others you may know. Much of what is known about velazquez comes from her memoir, the woman in battle. Notes or descriptions for events can be written utilizing the text note or the sticky note feature. Hispanic heritage month, biography research, pennant, in.
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References to velazquez without a first name are often to the spanish painter, diego see below. Diego velazquez painter biography spanish painter diego velazquez grew popular as one of the leading artists in the royal court of king philip iv. In 2007, the history channel aired full metal corset, a program that presented details of velazquezs story as genuine. Provide three example of software projects that would be amenable to the incremental model. A narrative of the exploits, adventures and travels of madame loreta janeta velazquez. During the civil war, she masqueraded as a confederate soldier using the name of lt. Loretta janeta velazquez, a southern woman who joined the confederate army and later wrote a memoir about her experience, titled the woman in battle.