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Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1813 [1] – October 1, 1864) was a famous Confederate spy during the American Civil War.A socialite in Washington, D.C., during the period before the war, she moved in important political circles and cultivated friendships with presidents, generals, senators, and high-ranking military officers including John C. Calhoun and James Buchanan. [2]
Thomas Jordan created a network of agents that included Rose O'Neal Greenhow. [2] [3] Greenhow delivered reports to Jordan via the “Secret Line,” the name for the system used to get letters, intelligence reports, and other documents across the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers to Confederate officials. [citation needed]
Lily Mackall (sometimes, Lillie Mackall) (c. 1839 – December 12, 1861) was a messenger for Rose Greenhow, a Confederate spy during the American Civil War.Arrested with Greenhow, they were held under house arrest, although Mackall was allowed to leave freely and used this to smuggle out some of the most sensitive documents in her shoes. [1]
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Instead, she runs away to Flint, Michigan to stay with an aunt, and then ships out with the First Union Greys to fight in the Civil War as a man. She ends up working in a hospital as a gopher. She fights in the first Bull Run. After she is discovered to be a girl, she continues to work for the Union-spying on Rose O'Neal Greenhow. [1] [2]
The Rose and the Jackal is a 1990 American made-for-television Western adventure film produced by TNT starring Christopher Reeve and Madolyn Smith. The plot revolves around Union agent Allan Pinkerton , played by Reeve, falling in love with female spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow .
Dr. Robert Greenhow, son of Robert Greenhow and later the husband of noted Confederate spy Rose Greenhow, survived the fire along with his father; his mother was killed in the blaze. [25] [26] Another survivor was former U.S. Congressman John G. Jackson, then serving in the Virginia General Assembly. [27]
Greenhow is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Headlam Greenhow (1814–1888), British physician; Frances Lupton (née Greenhow; 1821–1892), English advocate for female education reform; Robert Greenhow (1761–1840), American politician from Virginia; Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1813/1814–1864), American Civil War ...