Watch Rebel: Loreta Velazquez, Secret Soldier of the American Civil War (2013) Online

In 1861, at the outbreak of the American Civil War, a teenager from New Orleans headed to the front lines. Under the alias Harry T. Buford, he fought at First Bull Run, was wounded at Shiloh, and served as a Confederate spy. But Buford harbored a secret-he was really Loreta Velazquez, a Cuban immigrant from New Orleans. By 1863, Velazquez was spying for the Union. She scandalized America when she revealed her story in her 1876 memoir, The Woman in Battle. Attacked not only for her criticism of war, but her sexuality and social rule-breaking, Velazquez was dismissed as a hoax for 150 years. But evidence confirms she existed, one of over 1,000 women soldiers who served in the Civil War. What made her so dangerous she was erased from history? Read More

Watch Rebel: Loreta Velazquez, Secret Soldier of the American Civil War online. Featuring Llewellyn M. Smith, Rebel: Loreta Velazquez, Secret Soldier of the American Civil War is classified as genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 7 services such as Apple iTunes and Google Play Movies. The movie was released on 2013. Rebel: Loreta Velazquez, Secret Soldier of the American Civil War was directed by Maria Agui Carter. Read Less