Confederate spy Rose Greenhow arrested

Confederate spy Rose Greenhow arrested

13 years ago By Anonymous (not verified)
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Allen Pinkerton, head of the secret service agency, placed Confederate spy Rose Greenhow under house arrest in Washington, D.C.

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1861
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