Book I Shall Be near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe (2014 Hardcover Novel

“I Shall Be Near to You” is an extraordinary novel by Erin Lindsay McCabe, published on September 2, 20141. The story is inspired by over two hundred and fifty documented accounts of women who fought in the Civil War while disguised as men.The novel follows the journey of a strong-willed woman named Rosetta who disguises herself as a man to fight beside her husband, Jeremiah, in the Civil War. Rosetta doesn’t want her new husband to enlist, but he joins up, hoping to make enough money that they’ll be able to afford their own farm someday. To be with him, Rosetta cuts off her hair, hems an old pair of his pants, and signs up as a Union soldier.