Disguised and Determined: Women Who Fought in the Civil War

Saturday Speaker Series: Tracey McIntire and Audrey Scanlan-Teller

There are hundreds of documented cases of women who fought disguised as men during the Civil War. Tracey McIntire and Audrey Scanlan-Teller, PhD will discuss and share documentation of some of the more fascinating women and what motivated them to fight alongside men.

Tracey McIntire earned her BA in English at Rivier College in Nashua, New Hampshire. She is Lead Educator at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, site administrator at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum and an interpretive volunteer at Antietam National Battlefield. Since 2008, she has portrayed a woman soldier at living history events.

Audrey Scanlan-Teller earned her MA and PhD in art history at the University of Delaware. Since 2005, she has portrayed a Civil War enlisted soldier for historical interpretive demonstrations, a portrayal that compelled her to study the women soldiers of the Civil War. Dr. Scanlan-Teller is an active interpretive volunteer at Antietam National Battlefield Park and a small business owner.

You may also like the following events from National Museum of Civil War Medicine:

• This Sunday, 10th August, 02:00 pm, Frederick in the Civil War - A Bus Tour of the Historic City in Frederick
• Next Saturday, 16th August, 02:00 pm, Last Seen: The Enduring Search by the Formerly Enslaved People for their Lost Families in Washington
• Next month, 6th September, 03:00 pm, The Crimean Connection: The 1850s Delafield Commission Significantly Impacted Civil War Medical Care in Frederick

Also check out other Arts events in Frederick, Nonprofit events in Frederick.