Rose O'Neal Greenhow was born in Maryland in 1813 and grew up around war, wanting to play a role despite her mother saying women could not be involved. As a 27-year-old, she discovered a group of female spies and moved to New York to begin spying for the Confederacy by cooking for Union men while gathering military intelligence. She had a successful 15-year spy career, even writing a book about it, but was eventually sentenced to house arrest after being discovered. In 1864, while attempting to return home on a ship, she drowned when her rowboat capsized while trying to avoid a Union gunboat, dragged down by gold she received for her book.

4. Rose O'Neal Greenhow was born on December 15,1813 in small home with 2
siblings in Maryland. As a young child she grew up around war and hatrid, but,
always wanted to play a part in it. Her mother told her that women were never able to be
involved in war.
At age 27, she found out about a group of female spies. So her and her 2 children
Rose and Rosaline moved to New York where her missions were to cook for the union men
(When she really was a spy!) She had 15 Great years of being a spy she even wrote a
book about it! Soon she pretended to fall in l0ve with the union president to make him
forget his war plans but he found out and sentenced her to3 monthes house arrest.
. In 1864, after years in New York, she boarded the Condor, a British
blockade-runner which was going to take her home. Just before reaching
her destination, the boat ran into something the mouth of the Cape Fear
River near Wilmington, North Carolina. In order to avoid the Union gunboat
that pursued her ship, Rose fled in rowboat, but never made it to shore. Her
little boat capsized and she was dragged down by the weight of the gold
she received in reward for her book.

5. Among her accomplishments was
the ten-word secret message she
sent to General Pierre G.T.
Beauregard which caused him to
win the battle of Bull Run.
Greenhow became best known
for her spy work that gave the
Confederate army the strength
mentally in its first major
confrontation with Union soldiers
at the first battle of Bull Run in July
of 1861.She spied so successfully
for the Confederacy that
Jefferson Davis credited her with
winning the battle of Manassas

6. Washington, D.C. From Rose Greenhow to
Francis Corbin. Letter of introduction for
the Reverend Bishop Kipp, who was the
Episcopal Bishop of California. (Rose
Greenhow Papers, Special Collections
Library, Duke University)
Washington June 9th [1860]
398 16th Street
My dear Mr. Corbin
Permit me to recall myself to your
recollection, and at the same time
introduce to your acquaintance the
Right Rev Bishop Kipp Episcopal Bishop
of Cal. who is going to Europe for a
short tour accompanied by his son. In
departing from my rule in the matter of
introducing persons. I am sure you will
think with me that is in this case is more
honored in the breach, than the
observance. The Bishop is a man of
great cultivation and apart from his
high social position

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