The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg - 1910

The opening scene of our story shows a Union powder wagon making its way down the road convoyed by a company of mounted Union soldiers. The route of this wagon is reported to Confederate headquarters by one of its spies. Nan, a girl frequently employed by the department of the Confederate army, is called to headquarters and instructed to secure the destruction of the enemy's ammunition train just reported. Nan is fitted out with a Union uniform, mounted on a fast horse and sent on her journey, previously provided with a forged order supposedly signed by a Union general which authorizes her to pass through the lines.

14min
1910
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.8/10

Cast

Gene Gauntier profile pictureGene GauntierNan, The Girl Spy

About The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg Overview

The opening scene of our story shows a Union powder wagon making its way down the road convoyed by a company of mounted Union soldiers. The route of this wagon is reported to Confederate headquarters by one of its spies. Nan, a girl frequently employed by the department of the Confederate army, is called to headquarters and instructed to secure the destruction of the enemy's ammunition train just reported. Nan is fitted out with a Union uniform, mounted on a fast horse and sent on her journey, previously provided with a forged order supposedly signed by a Union general which authorizes her to pass through the lines.

Runtime: 14min

Extra details

Original Title: The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
Original Language: English
Directed By: Sidney Olcott
Production Companies
Kalem Company