Wild Rose :
Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Civil War spy /
Ann Blackman.
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| Summary: | Describes the espionage career of Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a socialite and devotee of the Southern cause who used her connections and her charm to provide information about Union military secrets to the Confederacy during the Civil War. |
| In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st edition. |
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-330) and index. Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1813 or 1814 - October 1, 1864) was born into an Irish Catholic family in Maryland. Using her connections as a prominent Washington D.C. socialite, she passed along key military information to the Confederacy at the start of the war. In early 1861, she was given control fo a pro-Southern spy network in Washington, D.C. She was credited by Jefferson Davis with ensuring the South's victory at the First Battle of Bull run in late July 1861. Discovered by Pinkerton, Greenhow was subject to house arrest but continued her activities. She was imprisoned for nearly five months after which she was deported to the Confederate States. Running the blockade, she sailed to Europe to represent the Confederacy in a diplomatic mission to France and Britain from 1863 to 1864. In 1863, she published her memoir in London. Returning in 1864 on hte Condor, a blockade runner ship of Peter Tait fame, she ran aground off Wilmington, North Carolina. Rose drowned when her rowboat overturned as she tried to escape a Union gunboat. She was honored with a Confederate military funeral. Physical description: 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm more |
| Contained in: |
Wild Rose. Wild Rose. Wild Rose. |
| ISBN: | 1400061180 9781400061181 |
Table of Contents:
Preface: Searching for Rose
Washington at War
Rose's Game
Grande Dame
"The Coming Storm"
The Making of a Spy
"A Dangerous Character"
The Making of an Independent Woman
Death of a Master
Washington Society
Slavery in Washington: "A Tale of Woe"
John C. Calhoun
Romance in the Wind
Sadness and Setbacks
Journey to Mexico
Life on K Street
Reversal of Fortune
Explosion of the Peacemaker
Pursuit of the Pearl
End of an Era
Daring Danger
Leaving Washington
San Francisco: City of Dreams
Widow
A Lady of Influence
Downfall
Fort Greenhow
The Old Capitol Prison
The Commission
A Martyr's Joy
Crossing the Line
Confederate Emissary
Richmond: A Dreadful Year
"Stroke of Genius"
Flight of the Phantom
The Messenger: London, 1863
An Imperial Welcome: Paris, 1864
A Chance for Peace: London, 1864
The Condor
Assessing Rose's Spycraft
Court Records of Black Washingtonians.
Preface: Searching for Rose
Washington at War
Rose's Game
Grande Dame
"The Coming Storm"
The Making of a Spy
"A Dangerous Character"
The Making of an Independent Woman
Death of a Master
Washington Society
Slavery in Washington: "A Tale of Woe"
John C. Calhoun
Romance in the Wind
Sadness and Setbacks
Journey to Mexico
Life on K Street
Reversal of Fortune
Explosion of the Peacemaker
Pursuit of the Pearl
End of an Era
Daring Danger
Leaving Washington
San Francisco: City of Dreams
Widow
A Lady of Influence
Downfall
Fort Greenhow
The Old Capitol Prison
The Commission
A Martyr's Joy
Crossing the Line
Confederate Emissary
Richmond: A Dreadful Year
"Stroke of Genius"
Flight of the Phantom
The Messenger: London, 1863
An Imperial Welcome: Paris, 1864
A Chance for Peace: London, 1864
The Condor
Assessing Rose's Spycraft
Court Records of Black Washingtonians.