"Entrenched in secrecy : women soldiers of the Civil War
1. "They fought like demons" : a military history of women in combat
2. "To dress and go as a soldier" : means and motivations
3. "A fine looking soldier" : life in the ranks
4. "Fairly earned her epaulettes" : women soldiers in the military service
5. "Why they detained her I can't imagine" : the prisoner of war experience
6. "I would rather have been shot dead" : women soldiers as casualties of war
7. "A congenital peculiarity" : women discovered in the ranks
8. "Romantic young ladies " : female soldiers in the public consciousness
9. When Jennie came marching home : women soldiers in the postwar years
10. Beyond heroes or harlots : the changing historical perspective
"I love my country" : a summation of women's military service.
