Lecture: Women Spies in the Civil War - Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Bowser
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Mar 16, 2024 2pm - 3:30pm
Location
**Lectures are held in the Monsoon Room at JoJo's Restaurant, 201 N. Court Ave. Food and drink are available for sale.
Details
$5/person at the door, or click here to register online.
Elise Moore, a member of the Tucson Civil War Roundtable, tells the story of two amazing women who played a major role for the Union during the Civil War. Hear from Moore about Elizabeth Van Lew, an abolitionist, who ran a sophisticated spy ring for the Union from Richmond, Virginia. Mary Bowser, a former slave, was able to infiltrate the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis by posing as an enslaved servant.
