- At age 18 she went to New York where she began an acting career - On the outbreak of the American Civil War Cushman was asked to become a Union Army spy. - In 1863 she toured Tennessee and after visiting the camp of General Braxton Bragg of the Confederate Army, she managed to discover his battle plans.
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Pauline Cushman, the American actress and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War, had two children. She had a son named Pauline Cushman Jr. and a daughter named Marie Antoinette Cushman. Pauline's life was full of adventure and intrigue, making her a fascinating figure in American history.
Little is known about Pauline Cushman's religion. She was a spy who pretended to support the Confederate cause but gave secret reports to the Union authorities. It is also believed that she committed suicide by taking too many sleeping pills.
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Well, actually she started on the Confederate side but she was a spy and she pretended like she was a Unionist.
Yes there was a civil war spy named Loretta Boyd. She began her work in the Civil war as a nurse for the Union. She later became a spy for the Confederate. Her sister, Belle Boyd, was also a spy.