Monthly Archives: February 2019

Grant’s Richmond Spy or Union Espionage Queen

Grant’s Richmond Spy, Elizabeth Van Lew, was the Union’s Espionage Queen during the Civil War. Van Lew was an outspoken opponent of slavery, but did not consider herself an abolitionist. She believed the institution of human bondage was absolutely repugnant … Continue reading

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