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New Opera in Houston Focuses on the Van Lew/Bowser Spy Ring in Richmond During Civil War

 Author: admin  Published Date: October 15, 2023  5 Comments on New Opera in Houston Focuses on the Van Lew/Bowser Spy Ring in Richmond During Civil War

The Houston Grand Opera is opening a brand new work of opera on the spy ring in Richmond during the Civil War led by Elizabeth…

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President Grant Appoints Elizabeth Van Lew Postmaster for Richmond & Gen. Longstreet Collector of the Port of NOLA March, 1869

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: March 2, 2020  3 Comments on President Grant Appoints Elizabeth Van Lew Postmaster for Richmond & Gen. Longstreet Collector of the Port of NOLA March, 1869

Elizabeth Van Lew ran a Union spy ring in Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. James Longstreet was a Confederate general commanding a corps of infantry…

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Grant Appoints Elizabeth Van Lew Postmaster for Richmond & Gen. Longstreet Collector of the Port of NOLA March, 1869

 Author: admin  Published Date: March 2, 2020  Leave a Comment on Grant Appoints Elizabeth Van Lew Postmaster for Richmond & Gen. Longstreet Collector of the Port of NOLA March, 1869

Elizabeth Van Lew ran a Union spy ring in Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. James Longstreet was a Confederate general commanding a corps of infantry…

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