Spies during the Civil War
There has been a lot of research into the Civil War Era. Between battles, politics, and the brother versus brother mentality of the war, many people fail to realize another aspect of war, spies. Spies have played a critical role throughout all of history, regardless of wartime or not. The intelligence gained through spies helped generals and their armies make more intelligent moves, get into correct positioning, and enabled them to win battles that probably would not have been won without them. Let’s take a look into some Union and Confederate spies.
From the Civil War, everyone has heard of General Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and of course Abraham Lincoln, but have you ever heard of Sarah Emma Edmonds? Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian, was a Union spy, who enlisted in the army as Frank Thompson. Before becoming a spy, she served on the battlefield and also in field hospitals. She would soon become a master of disguise within the Union Army. Many of her......
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