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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
Hmm...that's very, very interesting. I'd never heard of that aspect.
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Here's another article.
http://youngwomenmisbehavin.com/2011...the-civil-war/
Several women did have fake beards to help their disguise.
One Confederate woman soldier was discovered, when she was captured by Union troops. She escaped and when she returned to Confederate troops, wasn't punished for being a woman, but promoted in rank.
In some outfits it was an open secret about the women soldiers as many went to war to be with their husbands.
As for 1812, it definitely gave me a new perspective.