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In this episode of How We Got Here – A Virginian caught in the middle of U.S. and Soviet spy games after being taken prisoner by the KGB.

Plus, how Confederate soldiers from Chesterfield protected Richmond from a Union attack along the James River in what became known as the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff.  

And the story of a Richmond-born slave who possibly spied inside the Confederate White House - the mystery of Mary Jane Richards that is still being uncovered today.

Finally, the imprisonment and eventual release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis - why the leader of the rebellion was never tried for treason.