About Olivia Floyd
Lived 1826 – 1905 (aged 79). Olivia Floyd was a spy.
Anne Olivia Floyd (July 2, 1826 – December 8, 1905) was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War, noted as a blockade runner.
Early life and education Anne Olivia Floyd, known as Olivia, was the daughter of David I. and Sarah (Semmes) Floyd. Her mother inherited an interest in the property of Rose Hill near Port Tobacco, Maryland, about 1843, and Olivia lived there with her family. She never married.
Civil War activities During the American Civil War, Olivia Floyd became a spy and blockade runner for the Confederacy. She made numerous runs behind the lines between Washington, D.C., and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, and was said to have outwitted a company of Union soldiers.
Olivia Floyd died peacefully at home on December 8, 1905, at Rose Hill in Charles County, Maryland.
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American spy (1826-1905)
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Olivia Floyd was born on 2 July 1826.
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Olivia Floyd died on 8 December 1905.
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Olivia Floyd was a spy.
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