Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rose Hill
Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, April 28, 2007
1. Rose Hill Marker
Home of Miss Olivia Floyd, Confederate agent, and her brother Robert Semmes Floyd, C.S.A. killed in action. Both are buried in St. Ignatius Church Yard two miles south.Erected by Charles County Civil War Centennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • Women.
Location. 38° 31.32′ N, 77° 1.702′ W. Marker is in Port Tobacco, Maryland, in Charles County. Marker is at the intersection of Rosehill Road and Rose Hill Manor Place, on the right when traveling south on Rosehill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Tobacco MD 20677, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Rose Hill (here, next to this marker); Port Tobacco (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Haberdeventure! (approx. 0.7 miles away); Discover Thomas Stone National Historic Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ways to Explore Southern Maryland’s Scenic and Historic Routes
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. St. Ignatius Church, where Miss Olivia Floyd, Confederate agent, and her brother Robert Semmes Floyd, C.S.A. are buried.
Also see . . .
1. Miss Olivia Floyd. Article by John T. Marck on the About Famous People website. (Submitted on June 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)
2. Olivia Floyd Dead. New York Times obituary, December 12, 1905, (Submitted on December 17, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
3. Rose Hill, Maryland's National Register Properties. (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)
4. Rose Hill, Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)
5. St. Ignatius Church (Chapel Point). (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)
Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, April 28, 2007
2. Rose Hill Markers from a distance
Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, April 28, 2007
3. Rose Hill Manor from a distance
Photographed By Jacqui Chalifoux
4. Olivia Floyd's grave, and her mother and brother
Olivia Floyd's grave is on the far right. Her CSA brother, who died in the Civil War is in the middle. Their mother rests to the far left. They are buried at St. Ignatius church on Chapel Point Rd. St. Ignatius is the oldest continually active church in the United States.
Photographed By Jacqui Chalifoux, July 14, 2010
5. Grave of Anne Olivia Floyd, Confederate Spy
Photographed By Jacqui Chalifoux, July 14, 2010
6. Grave of Robert Semmes Floyd, CSA and brother of Anne Olivia Floyd
Photographed By Jacqui Chalifoux, July 14, 2010
7. Grave of Sarah Semmes Floyd, mother
Photographed By Jacqui Chalifoux, July 14, 2010
8. Rose Hill Marker
Graves of Sarah Semmes Floyd (mother), Robert Semmes Floyd, CSA (brother) and Anne Olivia Floyd, Confederate Spy.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
9. Olivia Floyd and Adrian Posey
Mr. Posey helped Olivia Floyd attend a confederate reunion in Louisville, Kentucky many years after the war.From a display in the Port Tobacco Courthouse Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 4,625 times since then and 109 times this year. Last updated on January 7, 2011. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 4. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Jacqueline White of Williamsburg, VA - Virginia. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on July 14, 2010, by Jacqueline White of Williamsburg, VA - Virginia. 9. submitted on December 17, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
