2. Belle Boyd (1844-1900) Maria Isabella Boyd, known to most as ‘Belle’, was a notorious Confederate spy during the American Civil War. She was recruited as a Confederate asset after a violent altercation with a Union soldier. The man, apparently intoxicated, offended both Boyd and her mother. More @Wikipedia
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