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The Confederacy
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The Confederacy took place from 1861-1865
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The Confederacy
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Many spies helped Generals during the Civil War by giving them secret information about their opponents
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The Confederacy
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Some of the spies that helped were Belle Boyd, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, and Nancy Hart
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The Confederacy
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The Confederacy was the south side of the Civil War
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What female spies did and how they did it
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Female spies helped Generals during the Civil War by giving them secret information about the other sides
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What female spies did and how they did it
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Some female spies gave messages to Generals by dressing in dark clokes and carrying messages between Southern Armies
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What female spies did and how they did it
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Other spies did it by using there children, because no one would expect a child to be carrying a very important and secret message
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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Rose Greenhow was born in 1815 in Montgomery
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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She married Robert Greenhow in 1835
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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In 1850 they moved to Mexico City and then to San Francisco. Her husband died in 1854
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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In May 1861, Thomas Jordan suggested that she should be included in the civilians he was organizing to contribute information that could be helpful to the South. She "jumped" at the chance
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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In July 1861, she gave information about the movements of General Irvin McDowell's army
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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She gave some very important information to General Irvin McDowell that helped him win the battle at Bull Run
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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In August 1861, she was arrested by Allan Pinkerton
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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She managed somehow to still continue sending information from Old Capitol Prison
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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After the battle at Bull Run, Rose set aside the spy work to take care of some family business. She then returned to Washington and started meeting with the band of spies
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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Even though Rose was searched watched and spied upon, she still somehow managed to send gossip and news to Richmond
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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She then decided to marry Lord Granville
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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In August 1864, Rose decided to return to the South. Rose was planning to return, marry Granville, and move to England
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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Coming back, Rose booked a passage on the Condor. The destination of the Condor was Wilmington, North Carolina
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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While being 25 miles north of the river's mouth, another boat (the Night Hawk) was coming closer. She went to the captain and told him she wanted a boat lowered so she could escape
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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While two men were rowing her to shore, a big wave came a tipped the boat over. The two men survived but Rose didn't make it
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
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She died on October 1, 1864. She was burried in Oakdale Cemetary in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Belle Boyd
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She was born in Martinsburg, Va. on May 9, 1844
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Belle Boyd
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Belle first was interested in the Civil War when she justed turned 17 and completed her final year at Mount Washington Female College in Baltimore
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Belle Boyd
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In the summer of 1861, Norhtern forces began coming into Martinsburg. They were all to meet in Richmond. Then, Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy
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Belle Boyd
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When one of the officers came into her houseand pushed her mother aside, Belle shot him
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Belle Boyd
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She was taken to headquarters but then released shortly after
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Belle Boyd
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Belle overheard General James Shields talking about his plans to withdrawal from the town Front Royal
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Belle Boyd
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In 1862, she undertook a very dangerous journey to tell General T.J. Jackson that the Union plans to destroy the town's bridges
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Belle Boyd
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When she returned to Martinsburg Boyd continued to spy for the Confederacy
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Belle Boyd
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On July 30, 1862, she was arrested again and brought to Old Capitol Prison
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Belle Boyd
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In August 1862, she was released and went back to Richmond
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Belle Boyd
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She went on a tour of the Cpnfederate states and was hailed as the "Great Rebel Spy" and "Virginia Heroine"
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Belle Boyd
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She went to Martinsburg to visit her mother, and before she knew it she was arrested again and sent to Washington where she was heavily guarded
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Belle Boyd
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She went to court and the decision was that she be packed off to the South
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Belle Boyd
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Finally, Belle ended her career as a Confederate spy when she realized that a death sentence was hanging over her head
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Belle Boyd
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One night, Belle sailed from Wilmington, North Carolina on the Greyhound. While on the Greyhound, the Union naval officer, Captain Samuel Hardinge, was amazed how beautiful Belle was
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Belle Boyd
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Before the Greyhound reached New York, Captain Hardinge proposed twice to Belle, she rejected the first one. Yet, she accepted the second
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Belle Boyd
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The Greyhound landed in Boston on May 20, 1864
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Belle Boyd
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In August 1864, Belle and Captain Hardinge then got married in London, England at St. James, Piccadilly
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Belle Boyd
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After husbands death in early 1865, she published her first book called, Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison
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Belle Boyd
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In 1866, she started to act, making her debut in The Lady of Lyons. She then returned to the United States to make a tour in the South
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Belle Boyd
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She appeared in the play The Honeymoon, in New York in 1868
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Belle Boyd
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After she retired from the theater business, she began a new career as an lecturer. She then married again (her third husband)
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Belle Boyd
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Belle died in 1900 in Kilbourn, Wisconsin, she was aslo buried there
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Nancy Hart
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Nancy Hart was born in 1735 in North Carolina
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Nancy Hart
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Nancy Hart grew up in North Carolina, married Benjamin Hart, and moved to Wilkes county, Georgia
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Nancy Hart
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After her husbands death, she moved to Kentucky
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Nancy Hart
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Nancy was a strong supporter of the Whig cause
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Nancy Hart
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One of the most familiar stories of Nancy and the Whig cause is when five or six Tories came into her home and demanded that she cook them a meal. While she cooked them turkey, her daughter slipped away and warned the neighboring Whigs. She kept feeding the Tories whiskey and tried to get near their sacks. She took two rifles and then was detected. She took a third rifle and used it to arm herself. She shot one and injured another.
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Nancy Hart
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After the war, the Harts moved to Brunswick, Georgia. Later, Benjamin Hart died
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Nancy Hart
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In 1848, the story of her war exploit was told by Elizabeth F. Ellet in Women of the American Revolution
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Nancy Hart
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She died in 1830 in Kentucky
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Nancy Hart
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In 1853, Hart county, Geogia, and in 1856 its seat, Hartwell, were named in her honor
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How they effected the Civil War
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They helped many Generals of the South
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How they effected the Civil War
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Carried important letters and papers across enemy lines
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Nancy Hart
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When she was twenty, she was imprisoned by the Yankees and jailed in a house tightly armed with guards
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Nancy Hart
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She gained the trust of one of the guards, then stole his rifle, shot him, and escaped
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How they effected the Civil War
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Some became great leaders and heroines to a lot of people
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How they effected the Civil War
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Some places were named after some of the amazing spies
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How they effected the Civil War
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Some were role modles for so many young kids and even adults
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Introduction
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Women during the Civil War served as many things like nurses, soldiers, and spies
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Introduction
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Women spies were very couragious and went through some tough times during the time period of the Civil War
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Introduction
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Some of these women accomplished amazing tasks that changed the course of the war
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Introduction
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Some of the women spies that I will be talking about in this essay are Belle Boyd, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, and Nancy Hart
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Introduction
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They helped a lot of people and inspired so many
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Conclusion
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As one can tell, women took a huge part in the Civil War
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Conclusion
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There are many more famous, amazing women spies that I haven't messioned
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Conclusion
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These other spies are equally as talented as the other spies that I did mention
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Conclusion
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They all accomplished so much even though they are different
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Conclusion
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In conclusion, many spies did great things and helped the Civil War in so many different ways
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