I have to give myself credit for the Conferderates victory in this battle. If I had not sent a message by the very attractive Betty Duvall to General Beaurgard on July 10,1861 , they would have lost. I had her wrap the letter tightly in her chigon; describing Union leader Irvin McDowell's plan to "advance on the Confederacy six days later." The letter was given to General Beaurgard, who gave to President Davis to make prepartions. I sent another message telling of Irvin McDowell's "the enemy – 55,000 strong, I believe – would positively commence that day his advance from Arlington Heights and Alexandria on to Manassas (near Bull Run), via Fairfax Courthouse."Davis ordered, "General Johnston, stationed 50 miles away, to bring his troops into the area as reinforcements. While awaiting Johnston’s arrival, Beauregard shifted his own troops to meet the advancing federals, and on July 21, the Union suffered a stunning and humiliating defeat." I am proud to have helped my fellow Southerners and President Davis and thank him for appreciating my work.
<http://www.onealwebsite.com/rose3.htm>
<http://civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/2008/07/rose-oneal-greenhow.html>
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Firing on Fort Sumter
Letter to Alexander Boteler, June 19, 1863
[To A.R. Boteler]
"Here am I my friend en route for the old world spell bound by fearful interest here - Perhaps at no time could I have visited this city under circumstances of deeper interest. The enemy have put forth every effort to capture it - and the skill and daring of our people will be taxed to the utmost to repell the brutal hoards who are now hovering around. For the last week the enemy has been attacking our batteries - having made a lodgemont on Morris island - one end of which we hold, and upon which is planted Battery Wagner. This point commands the City, and it [is] here that all their energies have been put forth to get possession of the Battery. On Saturday they commenced a combined naval and land attack, and continued until dawn to shell this Battery. I witnessed this whole from St. Michael's tower and
it was fearfully grand - at 6 oclock they attempted to storm the Battery the attack coming from the point we hold. - Fort Sumpter then opened upon them, in anticipation of which her guns had been ranged in the morning with fearful precision The attacking party were riven off with heavy loss - but after dark it was renewed four times, and each time with fresh troops - at one time they succeeded in making a lodgemont in the works and planted their banner upon one end also holding a gun for some little time. Talliaferro here ordered the Charleston Battalion to bring down the flag and dislodge them he leading - not a man of the enemy got out alive - so they payed dearly for a momentary triumph - they were finally repulsed with great slaughter - their killed and wounded number 1500, eight hundred have already been buried our own one hundred in killed and wounded."
My Dear Friend,
I have been given a permit form General Beauregard to visit Ft. Sumter. I am unhappy upon this invitation, but I must go. Upon my arrival, "my heart [was] oppressed by the atmosphere of this place[...]." If Beaurgard had the heavy guns at his aid this city would not have fallen, but the guns were unable to be made therefore the city had to fall.
R O N Greenhow
<http://www.footnote.com/page/1523_rose_oneal_greenhow/>
[To A.R. Boteler]
"Here am I my friend en route for the old world spell bound by fearful interest here - Perhaps at no time could I have visited this city under circumstances of deeper interest. The enemy have put forth every effort to capture it - and the skill and daring of our people will be taxed to the utmost to repell the brutal hoards who are now hovering around. For the last week the enemy has been attacking our batteries - having made a lodgemont on Morris island - one end of which we hold, and upon which is planted Battery Wagner. This point commands the City, and it [is] here that all their energies have been put forth to get possession of the Battery. On Saturday they commenced a combined naval and land attack, and continued until dawn to shell this Battery. I witnessed this whole from St. Michael's tower and
it was fearfully grand - at 6 oclock they attempted to storm the Battery the attack coming from the point we hold. - Fort Sumpter then opened upon them, in anticipation of which her guns had been ranged in the morning with fearful precision The attacking party were riven off with heavy loss - but after dark it was renewed four times, and each time with fresh troops - at one time they succeeded in making a lodgemont in the works and planted their banner upon one end also holding a gun for some little time. Talliaferro here ordered the Charleston Battalion to bring down the flag and dislodge them he leading - not a man of the enemy got out alive - so they payed dearly for a momentary triumph - they were finally repulsed with great slaughter - their killed and wounded number 1500, eight hundred have already been buried our own one hundred in killed and wounded."
My Dear Friend,
I have been given a permit form General Beauregard to visit Ft. Sumter. I am unhappy upon this invitation, but I must go. Upon my arrival, "my heart [was] oppressed by the atmosphere of this place[...]." If Beaurgard had the heavy guns at his aid this city would not have fallen, but the guns were unable to be made therefore the city had to fall.
R O N Greenhow
<http://www.footnote.com/page/1523_rose_oneal_greenhow/>
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Lincoln election
"I am a Southern woman, born with revolutionary blood in my veins." I felt hearing the news that Lincoln was now elected president a "national disaster". Lincoln being for the Union side was something I could not accpet for I was Conferdate. I could not accept his victory. It was all a mistake, had John Campbell Breckenridge won, I would have been esctatic.
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/nchistory/oct2005/index.html
http://www.onealwebsite.com/RebelRose/mcmdrose.html
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/nchistory/oct2005/index.html
http://www.onealwebsite.com/RebelRose/mcmdrose.html
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Rose Greenhow
I was a famous spy for the Confederate army. I was able to help General Pierre G.T. Beauregard win the battle of Bull Run. After my second imprisonment I was sent to the confederate were President Jefferson Davis widely accepted me.
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