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Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers who went to war — have been serving in combat for centuries.

Closer up, they’re friendlier, at least with each other, and the reenactors, whether repping North or South, are glad-handing. The make-believe soldiers ... who know the Civil War best, is ...

Plus, thousands of Civil War recruits were ... her from dressing as a male soldier during a reenactment at Antietam National Battlefield. Refusing to allow the women of the Civil War to be erased ...