Rebel Rose, the Confederate Spy

“My supposition is that Rose O’Neal Greenhow had sex appeal. I think she had the kind of thing you can’t capture in a photo, particularly at the time. There is obviously something beguiling in her manner because she is so good at this. She has numerous friendships that people just give her information, there’s got to be something about her that helps with that, I feel like.” Tour Guide Tell All ends our scandalous and dark October with a rollicking spy yarn. We go back to the Civil War to discuss one of the most infamous spies of the era, Rose O’Neal Greenhow. Greenhow was a well placed and dedicated Confederate spy with great connections in the Union government and she played a pivotal role in one of the earliest episodes of the Civil War.Come along as we wrap up our October with a wily and resourceful woman and her scandalous exploits. Get a signed copy of Canden's book, Wild Women of Washington from our merch store! Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected] Support Tour Guide Tell All: Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected] Support Tour Guide Tell All: Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you’re interested in in more information, we find these sources helpful:This is Rose’s Wikipedia page which is really useful because it has several of famous photos of her, some of which we talk about on the pod:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_O%27Neal_Greenhow Her spy cipher: https://www.wdl.org/en/item/2706/ Her archival papers at Duke:https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/greenhow/ National Archives has her seized letters!!https://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/greenhow Her death: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rose-greenhow-dies Her grave in Wilmington, NChttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1772/rose-o%27neal-greenhow The book that she writes about her exploits:https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/greenhow/menu.html You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca GrawlThe Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero