Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison

by Belle Boyd

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First published in 1865, Belle Boyd's memoir of her experiences as a Confederate spy has stood the test of time and interest. Belle first gained notoriety when she killed a Union soldier in her home in 1861. During the Federal occupations of the Shenandoah Valley, she mingled with the servicemen and, using her feminine wiles, obtained useful information for the Rebel cause.In this new edition, Kennedy-Nolle and Faust consider the domestic side of the Civil War and also assess the value of show more Boyd's memoir for social and literary historians in its challenge to our understanding the most divisive y show less

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Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison
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Belle Boyd; Stonewall Jackson

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Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
973.7History & geographyHistory of North AmericaUnited StatesCivil War Era (1857-1865)
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E608 .B783History of the United StatesUnited StatesCivil War period, 1861-1865The Civil War, 1861-1865
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Paper, Ebook
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