Tag Archives: Rose O’Neal Greenhow

spy drowned

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 4, 1864: Drowned. —Mrs. Rose Greenhow, well known in the Confederacy for her sufferings in its cause, –having been for months confined in the political prison at Washington,–was drowned on Saturday last near Wilmington, … Continue reading

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Death of a Southern Patriot from Delaware

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 4, 1862: Death of Lieut. Dunnott. Our readers will remember that we published, two or three weeks ago, an account of the extraordinary escape, from the Washington prison, of Lieut. H. H. Dunnott, a … Continue reading

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Beauty and Booty

Ah, June in Northern Virginia, and a young Yankee’s fancy turns to “beauty and booty” – at least that’s what General P.G.T. Beauregard is selling. After having forced the North to surrender Fort Sumter in April, Beauregard has recently (and … Continue reading

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