Behind Rebel Lines
The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy

Based on a true story, Sarah Emma Edmonds was a teenaged Canadian runaway girl who passed as a male nurse in the Union Army for more than two years. She rotated between field hospital nursing and duty as a spy over rebel lines for 11 missions, providing actionable intelligence to her COs. Never disc......more

Book for school......more

Okay, this is insane! Like...what? How? I'm not going to do my normal review on this one because it's partly fiction, but most of it is true besides what the characters said. Emma Edmonds joined the Union Army at the age of 21 and pretended to be a man named Franklin Thompson for 2 years! She joined a......more

Very good historical read about a woman disguising herself as a man during the Civil War. She was a master of disguises and was a successful spy crossing the enemy lines many times to bring back important info to the Union army. Really enjoyed this. Easy read, really captures a reader’s interest. Su......more

DNF. Historical fiction about a civil war spy, but Geared toward a much younger reader.......more