This is the story of Belle Boyd, a young woman in Martinsburg, Virginia who became one of the most famous personalities of the U.S. Civil War. Working as a nurse, then as a courier and finally as a scout and spy for Turner Ashby's 7th Virginia Cavalry, she was instrumental in the success of Stonewall Jackson's famous Valley Campaign of 1862. At the Battle of Front Royal on May 23, 1862, Belle ran across the battlefield under fire to deliver her vital intelligence. For this and other intelligence, she became the first woman in American history to be commissioned an Army officer. http://www.brasscannonbooks.net http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:38:39 -0700 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:38:39 -0700 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) unlicensed version http://www.feedforall.com This is a presentation given by Francis Hamit at the West Coast Civil War Roundtable Conference in Clovis, California on Nov. 8, 2008. Hamit is the author of THE SHENANDOAH SPY, an exciting, fact-based novel about Belle Boyd, the Confederate Army spy and scout . She was a key actor in Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862 and the first woman in American History to be commissioned an army officer. 37 minutes. Copyright 2009 by Brass Cannon Books. http://www.brasscannonbooks.net/podcasts/Clovis8Nfinal2D.mp3 E0ECCF55-1A5F-4042-88E8-766FA41EEB69 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 22:07:02 -0700