Zoom- November, 12th- Dominish Miller- Women at War , Female Soldiers in the Civil War

he Bucks County Civil War Roundtable Museum and Library is absolutely thrilled to kick off our Special Zoom Speaker Series next Tuesday, November 12th, at 7pm (room opens at 6:30.)

Our speaker will be Dominish Marie Miller. She is the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Librarian for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the founder of Preserving the History of Newberrytown and runs the Lewisberry Area History Lovers group.

She has authored three books, Preserving the History of Newberrytown: A Community Cookbook From the Cooks of Newberrytown, Pennsylvania 2021, volumes 1 and 2 and Then and Now: A Pictorial View Of A Changing Town.

Dominish is also a reenactor with the 87th Regiment, PVI. She portrays a private in the 87th PA Co C.

The topic of the presentation will be,

Women At War: The Female Soldiers of the American Civil War and Those That Wished They Were

Contrary to popular belief, women did in fact fight in the American Civil War. They also infiltrated the United States Army in earlier wars. Deborah Sampson served for 17 months in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War as Robert Shurtliff and Lucy Brewer served with the Marines aboard Old Ironsides as George Baker during the War of 1812. Once a taboo topic, modern historians are finally shedding light on the role that female soldiers played in the Civil War and the women who made a living off of lying about their military service.

Please request the Zoom invite link at civilwarmuseumdoylestown@gmail.com