American Civil War spies

million deaths the most gruesome war in American history drove citizens to action. The suffering during this era was so great many were inspired by nationalism to act. For those who were unable to join the fight upon the battlefield, espionage represented a chance for personal involvement. Although it is believed that many agents never sought recognition for their service, especially Confederate scouts, documentation depicts the espionage present during the American Civil War to be surprisingly sophisticated

Karissa Gilmore Prof. Froese Hist. 12 15-March-2017 The Importance of Men and Women Spies in the American Civil War The American Civil War started because the North and the South disagreed on the main issue of slavery and lasted for four years. They could not agree whether to prohibit slavery in territories that had not become states yet. After the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the Southern states had a major conflict with Lincoln becoming president and seven slave states succeeded from

In his career, Timothy Webster served as a New York City policeman in the earliest days of the department, worked as a private detective in the most famous private detective agency ever, acted as a Union spy during the American Civil War, and generally lived a life of adventure and daring. There is no telling what Webster would have accomplished had his life not been cut short. Timothy Webster Jr. was born on March 22, 1822, in Newhaven, Sussex County, England, the fourth of eleven children born

general. She is not punished for her actions but discharged and sent to work as a spy for the Pinkerton agency. She is sent to spy on a southern ally who is under house arrest to find out how she is sending messages to the south. She discovers how and is rewarded with a break. She travels home to find her abusive father had died and her sister is betrothed to the man she ran from. She leaves to go back to her job as a spy and that is where the story ends. Some of the reasons the theme could be gender

Book Review: Spies, Scouts, and Raiders-Irregular Operations Confederate spies, secret traveling of the president-elect, and hidden clues to secret operations. All of these things can be found in the book Spies, Scouts, and Raiders-Irregular Operations by William C. Davis. This book brought up many subtle factors throughout the Civil War that were, indeed, crucial to the fight.The following review of William C. Davis’s Spies, Scouts, and Raiders-Irregular Operations will include a summary of the

The American Civil War was a time of great trial and tribulation for the American people. It forced individuals to choose a cause, and many families were torn asunder as they chose opposing sides. As the men marched off to war a small group of women prepared to wage a different kind of warfare. These women became an overlooked but deadly force using espionage and womanly wiles to gather military intelligence for their cause. They used whatever means they had at their disposal to enter into the confidence

During the civil war women were more important than everyone thinks. The reason this is true is because during the civil war women there were women spies, who men who help people in the war , and some women were in war During the civil war there where 3 major women spies Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Harriet Tubman and Belle Boyd. Rose O'Neal Greenhow was the wife of a rich and prominent doctor, until her husband an 5 of their 8 children died. Some after their death, she got information about the Union

When you think of the Civil War you think of bloody battles, muskets exploding, bayonets sinking into enemy soldiers, and people giving their lives for the sake of either the Union or Confederate States and what they believed in. But most people do not think of one very important factor in the Civil War. Espionage. Throughout this paper we will be exploring the secretive world of espionage in the Civil War from both of the opposing sides. The first battle of the Civil War occurred at Fort Sumter

and 5 3/31/15 Civil War Research Paper: Elizabeth Van Lew “‘You have sent me the most valuable information received from Richmond during the war.’” ("Elizabeth Van Lew." American Civil War Stories, para. 1), Union General Ulysses S. Grant wrote to Elizabeth Van Lew after the Civil War, congratulating her on her work as a spy. Born in October 1818, in Richmond, Virginia to John and Eliza Van Lew, Elizabeth Van Lew was one of three children ("Elizabeth Van Lew." American Civil War Stories, para

information through spies, espionage transactions, and undercover agents. Because this was one of the first American wars that spying was used in, many modern American spy tactics and techniques were introduced. They also helped deliver crucial information to both the Union and Confederate and free a great amount of slaves. Spies in The Civil war also were of a large variety of people. Spies obtained extremely important information for either side of The Civil War. The Confederate appointed