I thought some here might find the linked podcast of interest....who knew that women spies were the proto feminists paving the way for the suffragettes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 30min duration http://traffic.libsyn.com/pointofinquiry/Karen_Abbott.mp3 Secret Agents in Hoop Skirts: Women Spies of the Civil War — HISTORY Lists Female Spies During the Civil War By Steven Chabotte
CV Female Soldiers also fought on the front lines during the civil war Female Soldiers in the Civil War We had female spies in previous conflicts some 85 years prior to the civil war.