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Also Known As Rose O’Neal
Born c.1815 • Montgomery • Maryland
Died October 1, 1864 • Wilmington • North Carolina
Role In American Civil War

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Belle Boyd.
Belle Boyd
Confederate spy
Richard S. Ewell
Confederate general
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis
president of Confederate States of America
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Confederate general
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Confederate general
Albert Sidney Johnston
Albert Sidney Johnston
Confederate general
Jubal Early
Jubal A. Early
Confederate general
Jeb Stuart
Jeb Stuart
Confederate officer
Wade Hampton
Wade Hampton
Confederate general
Robert Augustus Toombs
Robert A. Toombs
American politician
John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
vice president of United States
John Singleton Mosby
John Singleton Mosby
Confederate military officer and statesman
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate general
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Matthew Fontaine Maury
American hydrographer
John Hunt Morgan
John Hunt Morgan
Confederate general
Christopher Memminger
Christopher Memminger
Confederate treasurer
Judah Benjamin
Judah P. Benjamin
American politician
Josiah Gorgas
Josiah Gorgas
American military officer
Alexander H. Stephens
Alexander H. Stephens
vice president of Confederate States of America
John Brown Gordon
John Brown Gordon
Confederate general

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