Forgotten Fighters & Unknown Exploits More than 20,000 Hispanic Americans served in the Civil War. When Cuban-born Loreta Janeta Valazquez's husband would not allow her to join him on the battlefield, she assumed the role of 1st Lieutenant Harry T. Buford to be near him. Philip Baazar, born in Chile, was awarded The Medal of Honor for his courageous exploits during the assault of Fort Fisher. The spying efforts of Floridian...