Annie Olivia Floyd was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War, noted as a blockade runner.
Background
Annie Olivia Floyd, known as Olivia, was the daughter of David L. and Sarah (Semmes) Floyd. Her mother inherited an interest in the property of Rose Hill near Portuguese Tobacco, Maryland about 1843, and Olivia lived there with her family.
Career
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, District of Columbia and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, and was said to have outwitted a company of Union soldiers. During the war, Union officials swore out an arrest warrant for her capture.
Olivia Floyd died peacefully at home on December 8, 1905, at Rose Hill in Charles County, Maryland.