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. =**Rose O'Neal Greenhow**= Birthday: 1814 Hometown: Port Tobacco, Maryland Sex: Female Religious Views: Unknown Relationship Status: Widowed Likes: Living an active social life with people in power Hobbies: Write on my journal and send secret letters to the Confederacy. Political View: Democratic Death: 1864
 * “I employed every capacity with which God has endowed me, and the result far more successful than my hopes could have flattered me to expect.” -Maria Rosatta O’Neal ||


 * ABOUT ME: **

I was born in Tobacco, Maryland during the 1800’s; 1814. My father’s name was John O’Neal and my mother’s was Eliza O’Neal. In 1817, my father was murdered from one of his slaves. So, my mother decided to leave with her four daughters and left her little farm. My mother didn’t have a lot of money and I volunteered to be an Orphan. I now lived with my aunt Maria Ann Hill; she ran a stylish bearding house at the Old Capitol building. As a teenager, I grew up in Washington D.C and was introduced to a lot of people from hat era. Eventually, the people called me “Wild Rose”. I was beautiful, educated, loyal, and compassionate. I soon married Dr.Robert Greenhow, and he convinced me to follow the Pro-Southern interests. I became a mother of 8 beautiful children. Flora, Gertrude, Leila, Alice, Rose, Robert Jr., Morgan Lewis and Rose. Rose was a “rebel” like me. They called her “Little Rose”. Soon after-tax “Little Rose” was born, her father died. Then, I talked to my companion John C.Calhoun to reconnect with the Confederacy. She then enlisted as a Spy. During the summer of 1861, I passed secret messages to some confederates containing a lot of information regarding the First Battle of Manassas and the plans of a Union general. When I got captured, I was placed under house- arrest. People still were suspicious of me, so I went to the Old Capitol Prison and they allowed “Little Rose” to stay with me. I was always very clever though. I once hid a note in the bun of a lady who came to visit one of her relatives from jail. The pride I had was quite much, that occasionally, I flew the Confederate Flag from my prison window. On May 31, I was freed and was sent to England of the Confederacy. I was on a mission and soon, I became engaged to Granville Levenson-Gower, 2nd Earl. I died in September 1864. I was looking out for a British blockade-runner. He ran near the Cape Fear River. I flowed in a rowboat; I was going to prevent the runner from leaving. Moments later, I was found dead with my $2,000.00 royalty jewelry around my neck. Out of al my children; Little Rose was the one who kept a letter I left for her. The least I can do after she served time in jail with me. My Little Rose.


 * NOTES**

// What is slavery and why does it exist? //

Slavery exists because of the first ship that landed in Jamestown Colony and some things that were supposed to be invented weren't. For example, Eli Whitney was supposed to invent cotton a viable cash crop and didn't succeed and that probably wouldn't exactly end slavery, but it would have ended sooner. Also, slaves were part of the economy. The Americans weren't accomplished with the territory they had and needed slaves to have something more.


 * // What were the ideals for which the Revolutionary War was fought? //**


 * An ideal was from the Meeting of the Congress in 1774. That was due for the people to get independence, which is the state of being independent. Also, it was due to the fact so that people would be in peace after the wrongs that were suffered by the colonies. **


 * // Reflect on the Civil War; where is the country headed in 1865? //**


 * The Civil War was headed to slavery being abolished. Abraham Lincoln wanted the country to be at piece with the vice Confederate. The thirteenth amendment was established in 1865. Therefore, I think that the Civil War did something right, actually for freeing the slaves. **


 * STATUS UPDATES:**

//1817//- I was born in Maryland. //1862-// I sent a secret message to General Pierre G.T Beauregard. Those made him win the battle of the Bull Run. Bull Run: The First Battle of Manassas for land. //1863-// I got arrested because of my effort to do things right, but I still sent messages to the Confederates. I was free, and then I was imprisoned again. This time it wasn’t a home arrest. I was deported to the Confederate states. Eventually, I was freed and was honored by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. I then went to England, toured Britain and France and made causes for the southern case. After a little while, I wrote a book about my memoirs and was received to the court of Queen Victoria. Soon, I became engaged to Second Earl Granville. Days passed, and I was on a mission. I was following people, trying to stop them from leaving Britain but just before arriving to the union, a union gunboat attacked my smaller ship. I got into the rowboat, that didn’t help. A big wave came towards the boat. The weight of the royal jewelry that was around my neck was worth $2,000.00. That didn’t help the ship, but made it worse. The ship sunk thanks to the jewelry and wave. //1864-// The gold around my weight brought me to shore. I died on October 1, 1864 and the people gave me a funeral with full military honors and I was buried in Wilmington, Delaware.

Rose O’Neal Greenhow at the Library of Congress. Rose O'Neal Greenhow and her daughter in the federal prison, her daughter standing beside her. The Confederacy army, where Greenhow transmitted her intelligence/ information to them. Rose O’Neal for a “memory picture” with her journal in 1863 . The picture of Rose taken as a reminder of her being one of the most intelligent spies of the Civil War.
 * Say Cheese...Or Not.**

The Old Capitol Prison- Showing some added things after 1861.

Rose O’Neal, reading the bible…widowed.
 * Some American Civil War spies from Rose’s time. ||

October 1, 1864 was when the body of Rose O’Neal Greenhow was washed ashore near Fort Fisher in North Carolina.

Rose O’Neal Greenhow’s tomb. Death: 1864