Old Mammy — Old Mammy's Secret Code Character Profile

About Old Mammy

An elderly servant of the Durand household who assists David in espionage. Posing as a Confederate refugee, she infiltrates Union lines as a maid, overhears General Grant's battle plans, and transmits them to Lee via a secret code. She is eventually caught by Union intelligence and executed.

Character Facts

Played by

Minnie Devereaux

Appears in

Old Mammy's Secret Code (1913)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Old Mammy — Social Household Connection — Marion (Louise Glaum)

  Indirect social tie through shared domestic environment.

• Old Mammy — Professional Employer And Servant — David (Charles Ray)

  Traditional domestic hierarchy within the Durand family.

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More characters from Old Mammy's Secret Code

• Marion (Louise Glaum)
• David (Charles Ray)
• The Captain (Charles Edler)