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Rose Greenhow is born
The exact date is not known, this is an estimate. Records say she was born from anywhere from 1813-1814. -
Rose Greenhow marries Robert Greenhow
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Rose's husband dies
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Florence moves
Florence, Rose's oldest child, moves west and gets married after her father's death. -
Beginning of Civil War
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Rose's house is searched
Detective Allan Pinkerton suspects that Greenhow was a spy for the confederacy and conducts a search of her home that reveals coded letters that were easily decoded. The letters contained information about the Union's plans for attack and where they were going next. -
Greenhow gives information to General Beauregard
Rose got the plans the Union had made and then took it to General Beauregard. This lead to the Rebel's victory at First Battle of Bull Run. She gave the coded to Betty Duvall, who then hid it in her bun. -
The Confederates Prepare for Bull Run
After getting word of the Union's whereabouts, the Confederates get 8500 troops ready. -
The First Battle of Bull Run is won by the Confederates
Rose's information led to the Confederates winning the First Battle of Bull Run. -
Rose sends a letter to J. Davis
Rose was able to get information on the entire Washington Defense system. She was able to tell them how many guns they had, their weak spots, and how many officers there were. -
Rose Greenhow is arrested
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Greenhow put under house arrest
After Detective Pinkerton's house search, Rose was put under house arrest. -
Greenhow and her daughter move to Richmond
One month after her release from the Old Capitol Prison her and her daughter moved to Richmond where she was greeted with cheering crowds and most of the people in the south saw her as a hero. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
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Greenhow goes to London
A few months after moving to Richmond, Jefferson Davis sent her to England. She spent the next two years there. She also wrote her memoirs while she was there. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It started when Robert E. Lee marched his men North hoping that a victory in the North would spark people's moods down South. -
Rose goes back to the United States
Rose was recalled back to the United States. -
Greenhow's Ship Is Capsized
On her way back to the U.S., Greenhow's ship is spotted by a Union ship and is chased down. The ship hits a sandbar and wanting to avoid going back back to jail, Greenhow gets on a life boat with two thousand dollars worth of solid gold. The gold is so heavy that it drags her under the waves and she sinks the ship. Her body washed up on shore the next morning. What happened to her family is unknown. -
Rose Greenhow dies
She and her daughter, Little Rose, were going back to America on a boat (they were previously living in England). Off the coast of North Carolina, a Yankee boat saw them and ran them aground. Rose had gold, and insisted on being carried ashore and getting on a life boat. The life boat turned over, and the gold pulled her down. She washed ashore that morning, and was buried in a Confederate flag. -
The end of the Civil War
The Civil War ends when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, and the North won.
