In the second episode of our monthly audio series “Civil War Stories,” radio producer Nate DiMeo tells the story of Richmond resident Elizabeth Van Lew, better known as Crazy Bet. Her odd behavior (freeing her family’s slaves, visiting Yankee POWs in prison) made tongues wag in the Confederate capital. But Richmond society couldn’t begin to guess what was really going on:
Crazy Bet, the Scourge of Civil War Richmond
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