Who was Grant's top spy?

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A woman, Elizabeth Van Lew, was rated by General Grant as his most efficient secret agent during the U.S. Civil War. Known as "Crazy Bet," this supposedly demented daughter of a Richmond merchant passed information to Union commanders and arranged daring prison escapes for Union soldiers, hiding

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