FEMALE CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS & SPIES Like most historic battles,
the U.S. Civil War had its spies--men and women--on both sides.
It was a hazardous occupation with few rewards. Places mentioned
on this page About this page This page is locked. Want to
contribute to this page? Contact bgill Pauline Cushman was born
as Harriet Wood in New Orleans, but when the war broke out she
was a loyal unionist, and she sought a way to serve her country.
She enlisted in the Secret Service as a spy and the Union used
her in the Western Theater. Her first assignment was in St.
Louis, Missouri where she was to find Confederate spies and end
their operations there. From St. Louis she was sent to
Nashville, Tennessee with the same mission. In May of 1863
General Rosencrans was preparing to drive General Bragg across
the Tennessee River and Cushman was sent into the Army of the
Tennessee (AOT) to gather information on the strength and
location of the army. Cushman was captured by General Bragg and
sentenced to hang on the spot. But