Last updated: January 26, 2026
Person
Rebecca Cooley Gordon
Virtual Belle Grove
Quick Facts
Significance:
Confederate Civil War Widow
Place of Birth:
Warren County, Va.
Date of Birth:
December 24, 1824
Place of Death:
Front Royal, Va.
Date of Death:
July 18, 1902
Rebecca Cooley Gordon lived at Belle Grove during the Civil War. Her husband joined the Confederate Army and died of illness. Their daughter brought water to wounded soldiers during the Battle of Cedar Creek.