Title: A southern spy in Northern Virginia
Subtitle: the Civil War album of Laura Ratcliffe
Description: "Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax Country, 'as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and a pledge of his lasting esteem.' A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Radcliffe's book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now"--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: History, Biography, Friends and associates, Spies, Secret service, Underground movements, Women spies, Women, Stuart, jeb, 1833-1864, Mosby, john singleton, 1833-1916, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, secret service, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, underground movements, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, women, Fairfax county (va.), Virginia, biography
Places: United States, Virginia, Fairfax County, Fairfax County (Va.)
People: Jeb Stuart (1833-1864), Laura Ratcliffe, John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865