Loreta Janeta Velasquez-Emma
solider and spy on the outside
Who was she?
- Loreta Janeta Velasquez was born in Havana, Cuba June 26,1842
- She was the youngest child, but she had a wealthy family
- She moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to live with her aunt to attend school
What did she do?
- Loreta disguised as a man and became a solider that fought in the in the Civil War
- Her husband died in a training camp accident
- She married 3 more times
- She became a spy for the south. When one time she was almost discovered that she was from the south while she was spying.
When did she die?
- Loreta Janeta Velazquez died sometime in 1923
- the day is unknown and the place is unknown