There have been many examples of women who dressed as men in order to fight in a war. But there was only one example of a woman who did so but also ended up serving on both sides. Today Rod and Steve tell the story of Melinda Blalock, who, along with her husband Keith, joined the 26th North Carolina Regiment, Confederate Army, dressed as a man named Sam. She and her husband later crossed lines to serve with Union partisans in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Today we tell their story.
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