<p begin="00:00:00.00" end="00:00:02.58" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:00:02.58" end="00:00:04.16" style="1">NARRATOR: Women and children could not</p>
<p begin="00:00:04.16" end="00:00:07.25" style="1">escape the consuming reach of this war.</p>
<p begin="00:00:07.25" end="00:00:09.61" style="1">I was surprised to learn that many of them</p>
<p begin="00:00:09.61" end="00:00:12.78" style="1">chose to march into the worst danger zones.</p>
<p begin="00:00:12.78" end="00:00:17.06" style="1">[MUSIC PLAYING] </p>
<p begin="00:00:17.06" end="00:00:19.72" style="1">Drummer boys, some as young as nine years old,</p>
<p begin="00:00:19.72" end="00:00:23.09" style="1">stood at the elbows of generals on the field of battle.</p>
<p begin="00:00:23.09" end="00:00:26.34" style="1">They beat out coded orders and signaled maneuvers.</p>
<p begin="00:00:26.34" end="00:00:35.55" style="1">[DRUMS BEATING] </p>
<p begin="00:00:35.55" end="00:00:39.07" style="1">These brave children inspired the ranks</p>
<p begin="00:00:39.07" end="00:00:40.49" style="1">with their heroic deeds. </p>
<p begin="00:00:40.49" end="00:00:42.55" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:00:42.55" end="00:00:44.17" style="1">ELEANOR HARVEY: The wounded drummer boy</p>
<p begin="00:00:44.17" end="00:00:47.63" style="1">tells one of the soldiers, carry me and I'll drum it through.</p>
<p begin="00:00:47.63" end="00:00:49.61" style="1">And so the sculpture shows him perched</p>
<p begin="00:00:49.61" end="00:00:51.30" style="1">on a soldier's shoulders. </p>
<p begin="00:00:51.30" end="00:00:53.13" style="1">And he's continuing to drum. </p>
<p begin="00:00:53.13" end="00:00:55.31" style="1">And he hasn't lost his resolve. </p>
<p begin="00:00:55.31" end="00:01:02.63" style="1">[MUSIC PLAYING] </p>
<p begin="00:01:02.63" end="00:01:05.85" style="1">NARRATOR: Many women also abandoned the relative safety</p>
<p begin="00:01:05.85" end="00:01:08.73" style="1">of home to face the perils of war.</p>
<p begin="00:01:08.73" end="00:01:10.15" style="1">DIANE WENDT: During the war, there</p>
<p begin="00:01:10.15" end="00:01:15.31" style="1">were innumerable opportunities for women to expand their role</p>
<p begin="00:01:15.31" end="00:01:21.25" style="1">and to take part in something much larger than their home.</p>
<p begin="00:01:21.25" end="00:01:24.43" style="1">NARRATOR: More than 250 women secretly joined</p>
<p begin="00:01:24.43" end="00:01:27.29" style="1">the Union and Confederate armies.</p>
<p begin="00:01:27.29" end="00:01:29.78" style="1">Frances Clayton, a.k.a. </p>
<p begin="00:01:29.78" end="00:01:32.81" style="1">Jack Williams, enlisted with her husband.</p>
<p begin="00:01:32.81" end="00:01:38.19" style="1">Loreta Janeta Velazquez, AKA Harry T Buford,</p>
<p begin="00:01:38.19" end="00:01:41.77" style="1">a self-appointed lieutenant, suffered multiple battle wounds</p>
<p begin="00:01:41.77" end="00:01:44.75" style="1">and doubled as a female spy. </p>
<p begin="00:01:44.75" end="00:01:51.00" style="1">Sarah Emma Edmonds, AKA Franklin Thompson, fought for two years</p>
<p begin="00:01:51.00" end="00:01:53.04" style="1">before deserting. </p>
<p begin="00:01:53.04" end="00:01:55.55" style="1">DIANE WENDT: Women joined the war effort for the same reason</p>
<p begin="00:01:55.55" end="00:01:56.10" style="1">as men. </p>
<p begin="00:01:56.10" end="00:01:58.02" style="1">And some of that's patriotism. </p>
<p begin="00:01:58.02" end="00:01:59.57" style="1">Some of that's adventure. </p>
<p begin="00:01:59.57" end="00:02:01.82" style="1">And some of that's for a paying job.</p>
<p begin="00:02:01.82" end="00:02:07.74" style="1">And the truth is that soldiering paid better than nursing.</p>
<p begin="00:02:07.74" end="00:02:10.38" style="1">NARRATOR: Some joined for love. </p>
<p begin="00:02:10.38" end="00:02:14.07" style="1">16-year-old Mary Galloway stole a uniform from her father</p>
<p begin="00:02:14.07" end="00:02:18.55" style="1">and slid into Union lines, searching for her sweetheart.</p>
<p begin="00:02:18.55" end="00:02:20.92" style="1">DIANE WENDT: Mary Galloway didn't last that long</p>
<p begin="00:02:20.92" end="00:02:22.22" style="1">because she was wounded. </p>
<p begin="00:02:22.22" end="00:02:25.62" style="1">And it was there that Clara Barton found her.</p>
<p begin="00:02:25.62" end="00:02:28.32" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:28.32" end="00:02:30.16" style="1">NARRATOR: The Civil War nurse forged</p>
<p begin="00:02:30.16" end="00:02:32.74" style="1">the way for women in the medical field</p>
<p begin="00:02:32.74" end="00:02:36.11" style="1">and treated thousands of soldiers.</p>
<p begin="00:02:36.11" end="00:02:37.68" style="1">Some proved unforgettable. </p>
<p begin="00:02:37.68" end="00:02:44.88" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:44.88" end="00:02:46.58" style="1">Galloway's secret was exposed. </p>
<p begin="00:02:46.58" end="00:02:50.25" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:50.25" end="00:02:52.48" style="1">Once she recovered, Barton helped</p>
<p begin="00:02:52.48" end="00:02:54.84" style="1">Mary locate her missing beau who was</p>
<p begin="00:02:54.84" end="00:02:56.27" style="1">recuperating from an amputation. </p>
<p begin="00:02:56.27" end="00:02:59.34" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:02:59.34" end="00:03:03.94" style="1">But for many, war didn't deliver a happy ending.</p>
<p begin="00:03:03.94" end="00:03:05.49" style="1">[MUSIC PLAYING] </p>
<p begin="00:03:05.49" end="00:03:11.12" style="1"> </p>