Some famous women carried weapons as well. Harriet Tubman led a raid of 150 black troops into Southern territory, and led black troops on a number of occasions in addition to her work on the underground railroad.
Many women's stories are lost to history. Because a great deal of them were in disguise, many went to their graves with their secrets still unrevealed. A lot of women succeeded in keeping their disguises throughout the war and were never discovered. One can assume that, of the more than 600 known cases of women disguising themselves as men, there are many more stories that are unknown.
Many soldiers wrote home about their experiences with women in the ranks. Some had positive reactions, some had negative reactions. One of them wrote "If General Lee were to field a brigade of these women, the Union prospects would be gloomy indeed, for it would be hard to match their ferocity and pluck."
