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  • Nurse and Spy in the Union Army (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Civil War Memoir of Battlefield Nursing, Espionage, Disguise, and Women's Wartime Heroism

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds, Elowen Quenmere ...
    Nurse and Spy in the Union Army recounts Edmonds's claimed service as nurse, courier, and intelligence agent during the American Civil War. Moving from hospital wards and camp roads to episodes of disguise behind Confederate lines, the narrative fuses memoir, adventure romance, and patriotic testimony. Its brisk, episodic prose belongs to the wartime tradition of popular soldierly reminiscence, ... Read more

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  • The Female Spy of the Union Army (Expanded, Annotated)

    by Sarah Emma Edmonds ...
    Her true story is as remarkable and exciting as it was dangerous. Disguising herself as a man named Franklin Flint Thompson and enlisting in the Union army, Emma saw front-line battle and acted as a spy.A master of disguise, she even traveled into enemy territory as a black man and an Irish woman. She stated her reason for leaving after two years' service was due to contracting malaria.Her ... Read more

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  • Nurse and Spy in the Union Army

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds ...
    "Nurse and Spy in the Union Army" by S. Emma E. Edmonds is a remarkable memoir that chronicles the author's experiences during the American Civil War. As a woman who disguised herself as a male soldier, Edmonds served not only as a nurse but also as a spy for the Union Army. Her narrative provides a unique perspective on the war, highlighting the challenges and dangers faced by women who stepped ... Read more

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  • Nurse and Spy in The Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps and Battle-Fields

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Nurse and Spy in the Union Army

    Enriched edition. The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds, Tara Reid ...
    In "Nurse and Spy in the Union Army," S. Emma E. Edmonds transcends the conventional narrative of Civil War literature by intertwining her dual roles as a nurse and clandestine operative. Employing a frank and compelling prose style, Edmonds presents vivid, firsthand accounts of the harrowing realities faced by soldiers and the intricacies of espionage during the tumultuous era. Her reflections ... Read more

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  • Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: Comprising the Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields

    With the Introductory Chapter 'The Ethos of the Spy'

    by Emma E. Edmonds, Hamil Grant ...
    Originally published in 1865, “Nurse and Spy in the Union Army” is a memoir by Emma Edmonds (1841–1898) who famously dressed as a man in order to enlist in the 2nd Michigan Infantry during the American Civil War. She describes the time she spent in military field camps and hospitals during the war, as well as her 11 successful excursions across enemy lines in various male disguises to gather ... Read more

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  • Nurse and Spy in the Union Army (Historical Novel)

    Enriched edition. A Disguised Woman's Civil War Memoir of Nursing, Espionage, and Battlefront Courage

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds ...
    S. Emma E. Edmonds' 'Nurse and Spy in the Union Army' is a gripping historical novel that delves into the life of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who disguised herself as a man to serve as a nurse and spy during the American Civil War. The book expertly combines elements of both a memoir and a spy thriller, immersing the reader in the tumultuous era of the Civil War. Edmonds' literary style seamlessly weaves ... Read more

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  • Nurse and Spy in the Union Army

    Enriched edition. The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds, Tessa Caldwell ...
    In "Nurse and Spy in the Union Army," S. Emma E. Edmonds presents a compelling first-person narrative that intertwines her experiences as both a nurse and a spy during the American Civil War. Written in an engaging, vivid style, the book sheds light on the often-overlooked contributions of women in wartime roles, contextualizing Edmonds' dual identity in a society that restricted female agency. ... Read more

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  • The Real Double Life of a Spy - 20 Memoirs & Biographies of Extraordinary Historical Figures

    Twenty True Tales of Espionage, Disguise, and Wartime Courage

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds, Sarah H. Bradford, Jean Christie Root, William J. Fitz-Patrick, Charlotte Biggs, William Minto, Allan Pinkerton, Anonymous, John André, Andrew Lang, Robert Baden-Powell, Joseph Orton Kerbey, William Le Queux, Benson John Lossing, French Strother, Lady Isabel Burton, E. C. Downs, Henry Bascom Smith, Alexander Whyte, S. R. Crockett ...
    This capacious anthology charts espionage as lived experience, historical record, and popular legend. Its twenty memoirs and biographical sketches move across military intelligence, clandestine travel, counterespionage, disguise, interrogation, and political intrigue, combining firsthand testimony with Victorian and early modern biographical narration. Civil War adventures, accounts of ... Read more

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  • Nurse and Spy in the Union Army

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds ...
    The “Nurse and Spy” is simply a record of events which have transpired in the experience and under the observation of one who has been on the field and participated in numerous battles—among which are the first and second Bull Run, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, the Seven days in front of Richmond, Antietam, and Fredericksburg—serving in the capacity of “Spy” and as “Field Nurse” for over two years. ... Read more

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  • 20 Must-Read Memoirs of Civil War

    Firsthand Union and Confederate Voices of Battle, Nursing, Civilian Life, and Remembrance

    by Heros von Borcke, Mary Boykin Chesnut, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Henry Sheridan, Adam Gurowski, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, James Madison Page, Louisa May Alcott, Jacob D. Cox, George T. Ulmer, Wayland Fuller Dunaway, S. Emma E. Edmonds, Various, Joseph Warren Keifer, Thomas Coleman Younger, Samuel S. Hildebrand, La Salle Corbell Pickett, Henry H. Meacham, David W. Stafford ...
    20 Must-Read Memoirs of Civil War assembles a capacious documentary literature of the American Civil War, juxtaposing battlefield recollection, military analysis, political observation, domestic testimony, and accounts of irregular warfare. Its range extends from commanders' strategic narratives to nurses' and civilians' intimate records, rendering the conflict as both a national crisis and a ... Read more

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  • 70 Civil War Memoirs of Union Soldiers

    Firsthand Union Accounts of Battle, Prison, Naval Service, Emancipation, and Civil War Memory

    by John D. Billings, Charles W. Reed, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Henry Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant, J. W. Gibson, George Perkins, Henry B. James, Henry Bascom Smith, Henry Martyn Kieffer, Charles A. Fuller, Willard W. Glazier, Joseph Warren Keifer, John McElroy, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, James Madison Page, Alonzo Cooper, Lemuel Abijah Abbott, Louis Richards, S. Emma E. Edmonds, Samuel Scoville, Henry H. Meacham, Frank A. Rollin, Richard Taylor, John Beatty, Leander Stillwell, Charles Anderson Dana, James Harvey Kidd, Jacob D. Cox, Stanton P. Allen, Hampton Sidney Thomas, James Harrison Wilson, Frederick L. Hitchcock, James R. Carnahan, Joseph W. Grant, Richard J. Fulfer, John Lockwood, Henry C. Meyer, D. H. Fletcher, Samuel H. Fletcher, H. Clay Trumbull, James Madison Stone, Allen Ripley Foote, Thomas Kirwan, E. H. Clement, Edward Mott Robbins, Martin A. Haynes, Grenville Mellen Dodge, John G. B. Adams, Ansel D. Nickerson, Warren Olney, Daniel Avery Langworthy, Joshua M. Addeman, Eugene Winslow Watson, Samuel Dana Greene, John Lorimer Worden, H. Ashton Ramsay, Bradford Ripley Jr. Wood, John Watson Foster, R. E. McBride, Charles Carleton Coffin, Wickham Hoffman, George T. Ulmer, William A. Canfield, Abner Doubleday, John M. Batten, Lawrence Van Alstyne, David W. Stafford, Charles C. Nott, John Levi Maile, William N. Tyler, John Azor Kellogg, James Pike, Lot D. Young, Susie King Taylor ...
    70 Civil War Memoirs of Union Soldiers assembles a capacious documentary portrait of the Union war effort, bringing battlefield recollection into conversation with camp life, military command, naval service, imprisonment, medicine, espionage, and emancipation. Its styles range from terse campaign narratives and tactical analyses to reflective autobiographical sketches and vivid eyewitness ... Read more

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