Mary touvestre civil war
Mary Louveste was an African-American Union spy in Norfolk, Virginia, during the United States Civil War. She delivered details of plans for the conversion of the wrecked USS Merrimack to an ironclad that would be named the CSS Virginia and which represented a great advance in Confederate naval capabilities.
Mary touvestre act of bravery
Mary Louveste (nee Ogilvie) was born about 1812 in Norfolk City (nee Norfolk Borough) to Lewis and Sukey Ogilvie.
Mary touvestre early life
From award-winning author Alex Haley’s widow, his collaborator on the bestselling Roots, comes a new American epic from the Civil War. Dr. My Haley weaves the story of Mary .
Mary Louvestre, a Union Spy? - The Mariners' Museum …
Mary Louvestre (1812-1883) was a woman of extraordinary courage and determination who lived in Southside Hampton Roads, Virginia during the American Civil War. She was a spy for the .