Women as Spies in the Civil War

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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the topic of women as spies during the Civil War. In particular, it contains evidence to support the argument that the North and South used women as spies during the Civil War.

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"Belle also gained valuable information from Yankee leaders that helped General Jackson win an important battle at Front Royal. However, Belle was not alone in her adventures. While Belle openly used her position as a well-educated female to manipulate men and gain information, many other women served their causes in different, but equally effective ways. Mary Edwards Walker was one of these women. She was a physician, and the only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. At first, she volunteered in the medical corps because the Union Army would not allow her to serve officially, and she became the first women surgeon in the U.S. Army, official or not."

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