Sallie Pollock-Cook-High

Sallie Pollock-Cook-High was a spy for the Confederate army during the Civil War. On April 12, 1864, she was charged with violating the laws of war when letters addressed to Gen. Robert E. Lee and President Jefferson were found on this great Confederate sympathizer. She was sent to a Union penitentiary in Pittsburgh, PA, until the end of the war. In 1869 she married Walter Cook and had two children, Katie and Walter. Her husband died in 1870. In 1872 she married Jacob Daniel High. They had three children, Daniel Lee, Etta H, and Ella C.

Maryland · United States