Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Women in the Civil War: Ladies, Contraband, Spies
With this lesson, a collection of primary texts, including diaries, letters, and photographs help young scholars understand how women were affected by the Civil War. Students will explore, through reading a collection of documents, the...
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Elizabeth Van Lew
A biography of the eccentric Union spy, Elizabeth Van Lew, also known as "Crazy Bet" from "Spies for the Blue and Gray" by Harnett T. Kane.
Duke University
Special Collections Library: Rose O;neal Greenhow Papers
A fascinating look at the documents concerning Rose O'Neal Greenhow. Included are letters she wrote from prison.
Duke University
Duke University: Special Collections Library: Rose O'neal Greenhow
This article is about Rose Greenhow, her life, and the important roles women played in the war.
Other
West Virginia in the Civil War: The Jessie Scouts
A thorough discussion of the formation and use of the Jessie scouts who were mainly cavalrymen who gathered intelligence. Dressed as Confederate soldiers, they were used extensively by General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Campaign.
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Sam Davis
Sam Davis is described as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy" -- and for good reason. This website will provide more information about the famous Confederate spy.
Library of Congress
Loc: Women in the Civil War: Ladies, Contraband and Spies
This instructional activity uses primary sources - diaries, letters, and photographs - to explore the experiences of women in the Civil War. By looking at a series of document galleries, the perspectives of slave women, plantation...
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Biography: Maria "Belle" Boyd: Spy
Biographical profile of Belle Boyd, Confederate spy.
Duke University
Civil War Women: Online Archival Collections
A Special Collection from Duke University. The site contains original source documents and further Internet resources about women during the Civil War.