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The writer notes that she “trusted in [her] resourcefulness to escape” when forced to join the Confederate Army.
The writer notes that she “trusted in [her] resourcefulness to escape” when forced to join the Confederate Army.
The writer describes how the enemy came after her and “numerous saber strokes” were “aimed at her head."
The writer describes how the enemy came after her and “numerous saber strokes” were “aimed at her head."
The writer explains that after escaping the Confederate Army she “turned [her] attention to more quiet and less dangerous duties.”
The writer explains that after escaping the Confederate Army she “turned [her] attention to more quiet and less dangerous duties.”
The writer states that she was “glad to find that it was a company of cavalry that was being organized.”
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The detail from "Nurse and Spy in the Union Army" that helps shape the central idea that being a spy is quite dangerous is:
The writer describes how the enemy came after her and “numerous saber strokes” were “aimed at her head."
This detail illustrates the immediate physical threats faced by spies, emphasizing the inherent danger associated with their work.
