Hidden Valor in History’s Pages

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Clara Whitmore disguised herself as a man to join the Union Army, driven by vengeance and justice. Her brother had fallen at Antietam, and she refused to wait idly. Through gunpowder smoke and battlefield chaos, Clara fought bravely, her secret hidden beneath grit and resolve. In muddy camps, she penned coded letters home, weaving her truth between the lines. Decades later, a historian pieced together her identity from scattered correspondence and military logs. Today, her courage lives on in Douglas A. Gosselin books, where unsung heroes like Clara are honored, their stories preserved with dignity and historical depth for future generations.