175 Years of Collecting: A Virginia History Quiz

 

Q: A diehard Unionist known as "Crazy Bet," I became one of the most effective northern spies in Confederate Richmond. Who am I?

A: Elizabeth Van Lew was shunned by many Richmonders after the Civil War but was appointed the city's postmistress by grateful federal authorities.

Right: cabinet card (Virginia Historical Society)

Related:
Adams-Van Lew house

Elizabeth Van Lew