Shelby Harriel is an instructor of mathematics at Pearl River Community College. However, her love of history, specifically Civil War History, persists with a special focus on the women soldiers of the Civil War. Her articles have appeared in publications such as “Mississippi History Now,” “Military Images Magazine,” “Gettysburg Magazine,” and “Camp Chase Gazette.” She has also written pamphlets for the National Park Service as well as state historic sites. All of her research eventually culminated in a book, published in 2019 by the University Press of Mississippi titled, Behind the Rifle: Women Soldiers in Civil War Mississippi.
