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Elizabeth L. Van Lew, (born Oct. 17, 1818, Richmond, Va., U.S.—died Sept. 25, 1900, Richmond), American Civil War agent who, through clever planning and by feigning mental affliction, managed to gather important intelligence for the Union.
One of the most effective was Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew—a prominent member of Richmond, Virginia, society. ... Over the next four years she would send valuable intelligence to Union officers, provide food and medicine to prisoners of war and help plan their escapes, and run her own network of spies.
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Elizabeth L. Van Lew
