A key figure in Civil War history, who established the Richmond Underground to aid Union soldiers. She was a wealthy spinster from Richmond with Northern roots and abolitionist beliefs.

Lived disguised as a man under the name Frank Thompson, enlisting in the Union Army and serving as a nurse and later as a spy. She ran away from home in Canada to escape an arranged marriage and carved out a significant role within the military during the Civil War.

A widowed socialite in Washington, DC, who became a Confederate spy using her influential social connections. She gathered intelligence through her relationships with high-ranking officials in the Lincoln administration.