Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in the Hospitals, Camps, and Battlefields. (Hardcover)

Originally published in 1865, this memoir is a record of events which transpired in military field camps and hospitals during the Civil War. Emma Edmonds tells the exciting story of her stint in the Secret Service as a spy, where she successfully penetrated the enemy's lines in various disguises no fewer than 11 times.