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about Mary Louvestre; an African-American Civil War spy who delivered details about the construction of the Confederacy s first ironclad into Union hands by tracing plans her employer had using her seamstress skills.

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Fun Fact: about Mary Louvestre; an African-American Civil War spy who delivered details about the construction of the Confederacy’s first ironclad into Union hands by tracing plans her employer had using her seamstress skills.

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