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Elizabeth Stiles
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A Spy for Lincoln
To summarize the story of Elizabeth Stiles, after her husband was murdered by confederate soldiers, she went under cover as an elderly nurse and became a Union spy. She would report locations of federal troops throughout the Civil war and carried on her a letter from President Lincoln to aid in crossing over enemy lines and for safe passage back to the North if should of ever been captured by the Union Army. more
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Jacob Stiles Murdered
17th of October George Todd one of the Quantrill gangs At this place a great deal of property was stolen, and nearly the whole town burned down, fourteen houses being entirely consumed, and others considerably damaged by the fire. A Mr. Stiles and a Mr. Becker were killed in the town, and five others besides, outside, one of whom was James Warfield and another an Indian.
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