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There were many spies 'fighting' for the Union side in the Civil War. Too many in fact that we cannot name them all, the most popular among them include:
Pauline Cushman ~ An actress got her start as a Union spy when she was offered money to toast Jefferson Davis. Later caught with incriminating papers, she was saved just three days before her hanging.
- Sarah Emma Edmonds ~ She disguised herself as a man to serve in the Union Army, and sometimes "disguised" herself as a woman -- or as a black man -- to spy on the Confederate troops. After her identity was exposed, she served as a nurse with the Union.
- Harriet Tubman ~ Better known for her 19-20 trips into the South to free slaves, Tubman also served with the Union Army in South Carolina, organizing a spy network and even leading raids and spy expeditions.
- Elizabeth Van Lew ~ An abolitionist living in Richmond, she helped bring food and clothing to Union prisoners and smuggled out information. She also placed a spy in the home of Jefferson Davis. She started her very own spy ring which was extremely successful, it included herself, her mother, her families slaves, Mary Bowser, along with others.
- Mary Edwards Walker ~ Known for her unconventional dress - she often wore trousers and a man's coat - this pioneer physician worked for the Union Army as a nurse and spy while she waited for an official commission as a surgeon.
- Mary Elizabeth Bowser ~ One of Elizabeth Van Lew's best spies in her spy ring, she was once her slave as well, but was set free by her family and sent to school, paid for by the Van Lew's. She served as a maid in the Confederate White House -- and, ignored while important conversations were held, she passed along important information from those conversations and from papers she found.
What else can I help you with?
Who was the first black woman to serve as a spy for the union army during the civil war?
Harriet Tubman served as a spy and scout for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Union Spy during the civil war?
peter pooping piper
Was there a Confederate spy named Loretta Boyd?
Yes there was a civil war spy named Loretta Boyd. She began her work in the Civil war as a nurse for the Union. She later became a spy for the Confederate. Her sister, Belle Boyd, was also a spy.
What work did Tubman do for the union army during the civil war?
She was a nurse,a cook, and a spy
What woman offered her services as a scout and spy for the union troop in the civil war?
Elizabeth Van Lew
Did Rosa parks contribute to the civil war?
No. She was a spy during the Civil War
Did the Civil War save the union?
The fact that the Union won the Civil War saved the Union.
Union have difficulties defeating the Confederates at first during the civil war?
their soldiers were killed in the first war and some womens were the spy in the north who was giving information to south .
Who was a union spy in the civil war the name has seven letters?
Well the spy was Chad Twinkledwarf he was named this cause he ran away in the twinkle of a eye and boy that black man could run
Who were women spies in the US Civil War?
There were several women spies during the US Civil War, including Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a prominent Confederate spy, and Belle Boyd, who spied for the Confederacy. Other notable women spies included Elizabeth Van Lew, who was a Union spy, and Mary Elizabeth Bowser, an African American woman who worked as a spy for the Union while posing as a slave in Confederate households.
What was the name of the woman who served the Union Army during the Civil War as a cook a spy a nurse and a scout but was never paid for her work?
harriet Tubman
What is Harriet tubman's legacy?
she wanted to end and save slavery. and she also wanted to be a preschool teacher. she was a union civil war spy. and she had wanted a daughter
