Confederate Spies

[eaglesclaw121]

Not sure how many have heard of Laura Ratcliffe. She was a nurse at the start of the war, and she met J.E.B. Stuart as a result. She subsequently agreed to pass Stuart information on Union troop movements in northern Virginia. She continued it with John Moseby. Attached are a few photos, one of her grave, which is hidden away in a parking lot of a Herndon hotel. The rock is the location of her meetings with Moseby.

 

[mofederal]

An interesting story. I wonder if there is more information on her.

 

[JD Mayo]

She reminds me of Mary Surat the woman that helped John Wilkes Booth hid out in her house.

 

[Mango Hill]

Mosby was actually captured during the Peninsular Campaign and paroled in the first prisoner exchange. Just thought I'd throw that in.