Emeline Pigott: Civil War Petticoat Spy

Emeline Pigott: Civil War Petticoat Spy

Emeline PigottPhoto courtesy of the North Carolina State ArchivesBy Sherry ShindelarEmeline Pigott was twenty-five when the Civil War broke out. She lived with her family along Calico Creek near the North Carolina coast. The nearby town, New Bern, was a railroad and river transportation center, and this made it a priority for troops from both sides of the war. Near the beginning of the war, a few thousand soldiers were stationed across the river…