"Hetty Cary"

By Ric Cottom ,

Published February 16, 2022 at 12:09 PM EST

Hetty Cary from "Belles, Beaux and Brains f the '60's" by T. C. De Leon credit: Internet Book Image Archive/Flickr/CreativeCommons

During the Civil War, Hetty Cary, known as "the most beautiful girl in the South," supported the Southern cause with her fellow "Monument Street Girls" in Baltimore, moved to Richmond, and had a tragic love affair with a Confederate general.

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Ric Cottom

Ric Cottom came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.

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Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.

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