MARY ELIZABETH BOWSER

HER DATE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN AND MANY PERSONAL DETAILS OF HER LIFE AS WELL BUT WHAT SHE DID FOR WOMEN AND THE UNITED STATES WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! MARY ELIZABETH BOWSER SERVED AS A SPY FOR THE UNION SPY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. SHE WAS A SERVANT FOR PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS. BECAUSE NO ONE EXPECTED A SLAVE TO BE ABLE TO READ OR WRITE SHE WAS ABLE TO PASS INFORMATION GATHERED TO THE UNION INTELLIGENCE. IN 1995 THE UNITED STATES GOVERMENT HONORED MARY ELIZABETH BOWERS BY INDUCTING HER INTO THE MILTARY INTELLIGENCE CORPS HALL OF FAME.