| In Patriots in Disguise I show and discuss a
photograph that appears in a book about Confederate spying
operations in Canada during the Civil War. It purports to be of a
young Confederate woman who was helping Confederate prisoners in
Canada. When I saw the photograph, I recognized her as almost
certainly being Loreta Janeta Velazquez of "The Woman in
Battle" fame, whose face was portrayed in an engraving in that
work. If so, this is a feat of historical detective work for which I
have not been properly credited. Compare for yourself the photograph
of the unnamed spy and the engraving of Madame Velazquez. Note
particularly the nose and mouth area. |
