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