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Rose O'Neal Greenhow was a spy during the American Civil War, known for her role in providing intelligence to the Confederate States. Born in 1813, she was a prominent socialite and is often regarded as the first woman spy of the Civil War.

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“I had a right to my own political opinions. I am a Southern woman, born with Revolutionary blood in my veins. Freedom of speech and of thought were my birthright, guaranteed, signed and sealed by the blood of our fathers.”

“Instead of friends, I see in Washington only mortal enemies. Instead of loving the old flag of the stars and stripes, I see in it only the symbol of murder, plunder, oppression, and shame.”

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Book:My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington

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Born: 1813
Died: October 1, 1864
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