While a woman’s place was certainly considered to be the home during the Victorian era, many women defied this tradition during the American Civil War, leaving their homes and sometimes even their hometowns to do what they could for the war effort.
One of the most common roles that women took on during the Civil [...]

Civil war makes for interesting bedfellows. With warring factions often former friends, colleagues neighbors, or both, the potential for spying is increased dramatically.
During the Civil War era in the U.S., spying was rampant, and it was no wonder; important cities like Washington D.C., not to mention border states like Kentucky, Missouri, and [...]