A southern spy in Northern Virginia

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"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

People: Jeb Stuart (1833-1864),  Laura Ratcliffe,  John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916)

Places: United States,  Virginia,  Fairfax County,  Fairfax County (Va.)

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865