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War memoirs and a daring Confederate escape plan
In wartime Washington era prose, Gertrude Ellingham prepares to flee Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley with Belle Boyd posing as a Southern spy. The two pursue passes at Baltimore Harpers Ferry, aligning with Confederate contacts, while a captured captain notices them and signals possible aid to General Johnston, complicating their perilous journey southward.
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Gertrude
Ashby
Cherce
Virginia
Old Jack
Episcopal Church
Washington
Bull Run
Stonewall” Jackson
Potomac
Jackson
Richmond
McDowell
Lee
Gerande Elfingham
Belle Bosquet
Tore
McClellan
North
Captain Kerchival
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Corinth
Bob Ellingham
Charleston
Bob
Confederate War Office
G. PF. Putnam’s Sons
Baltimore
Harpers Ferry
Gere
Mrs. Smith
Dixie
Petersburg
Belle Boyd
Secret Service
Honey Child
Miss Boyd
Miss Ellingham
Miss Page
General Kelly
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Virginia Heights
Maryland
John Brown
Par
Hicles
Job
Fisher
Johnston
Captain Thornton
Edward Thornton