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Sarah Emma Edmonds (born Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmondson, [1] married name Seelye, alias Franklin Flint Thompson; December 1841 – September 5, 1898) was a British North America-born woman who claimed to have served as a man with the Union Army as a nurse and spy during the American Civil War. Although recognized for her service by the United ...
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy follows four women's stories throughout the American Civil War era - Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Belle Boyd, Emma Edmondson, Elizabeth Van Lew. [4] [2] Rose is a D.C. socialite who used her social standing to spy for the confederacy. [2] [1] Rose Belle Boyd freelanced as a spy for the confederacy as well. [2]
Others included Georgia McClellan, [citation needed] the sister of Jenny Wade, the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, and Sarah Emma Edmonds, who worked as a nurse after serving with the Union Army as a soldier, spy, and as a male nurse under the name "Franklin Thompson." According to an 1868 account, 45 men and 3 women ...
2 American Civil War era spies. Toggle American Civil War era spies subsection. 2.1 Union spies. ... Sarah Emma Edmonds; Timothy Webster; Allan Pinkerton; John Scobell;
Sarah Edmonds as Franklin Thompson. Sarah Emma Edmonds (1841–1898) served with the Union Army disguised as a man named Frank Thompson. Nellie Graves was a female soldier who served in secret as a man in the Union Army alongside her close friend Fanny Wilson. Both saw action at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Their status ...
An 82-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two women because of their political beliefs, according to authorities. Edmonds Police said officers were called to a report of an ...
HONG KONG — China’s main intelligence agency has a warning for young people: Beware of “handsome guys” and “beautiful women” looking to turn them into spies. University students with ...
Her letters remain one of the few surviving primary accounts of female soldiers in the American Civil War. [11] Sarah Emma Edmonds (1841–1898) served with the Union Army in the American Civil War disguised as a man named Frank Thompson. Mollie Bean served with the Confederate Army in the American Civil War under the alias Melvin Bean.