A Spy Or Just Crazy

A woman, Mollie Bean was captured February 17^th 1865 dressed as a soldier in the Confederate Army.

Mollie Bean dressed herself as a man and joined the 47^th North Carolina.  She was dressed in her uniform when captured by soldiers outside of Richmond, Virginia on February 17^th 1865.  The provost marshal questioned Bean, and she told them she had served with the 47^th for two years.  During that time Bean had been wounded twice and may have fought at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Bean was accused of being a spy, or just plain crazy.  She was jailed in Richmond’s Castle Thunder.

For more information about Mollie and her cousin Mary who was also soldier check out Civil War Women, Mary and Mollie Bell