Spies and spymasters of the Civil War / Donald E. Markle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markle, Donald E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service.

History.

Spies.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Secret service.

United States.

Secret service.

Spies--United States--History--19th century.

Spies--United States--Biography.

Intelligence service--United States--History--19th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 284 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised & expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hippocrene Books, 2004.

Summary:

This book covers the entire history of Civil War espionage. The activities and tactics of hundreds of spies are described, including in-depth descriptions of spy-masters like Allan Pinkerton, Lafayette Baker, and Generals Dodge, Sharpe, and Garfield. The book also examines the role of the Negro underground organizations and women spies.

Contents:

Civil War "spy chiefs"

Intelligence courier systems

Secret organizations: Northern sympathizers in the South ; Southern sympathizers in the north

Technology assist in Civil War spying

Intelligence gathering by cryptology: Union cryptography ; Confederate cryptography

Unique spy groups: Confederate operations in Canada ; Negro spies ; Newsboys ; Spies from Europe ; Spies in Europe ; Telegraphic spies

Imprisonment, exchange and execution of spies

Individual spies

Confederate male spies: Thomas Conrad ; Major W.P. Gorman ; Harrison ; Thomas R. Hines ; "Renfrew" ; Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow

Lesser known Confederate male spies: Colonel Ashby ; Walter Bowie ; E. Pliny Bryan ; John Burke ; C.E. Coleman ; Godfrey Hyamns ; A.D. Lytle ; Captain J. Maxwell ; Channing Smith ; William Smithson ; Dr. Aaron Van Camp

Union Male spies: Spencer Kellogg Brown ; George Curtis ; James A. Garfield ; "Colonel" Philps Henson ; William A. Lloyd ; Corporal Pike ; Archibald Rowand, Jr. ; Samuel Ruth ; Felix Stidger ; Timothy Webster ; Captain H.H. Young

Lesser known Union male spies: James Andrews ; "Tinker" Dave Beatty ; Harry Davies ; "Charlie Davis" ; Alexander Gardner ; Joseph McCabe ; Thomas McCammon ; Charles Phillips ; John Y. Phillips ; B.W. Saunders ; William T. Wood

Confederate female spies: Belle Boyd ; Rose O'Neal Greenhow ; Sarah Slater

Lesser known Confederate female spies: Mrs. Braxley ; Belle Edmondson ; Antonia Ford ; Laura R. Hanna ; Nancy Hart ; Augusta Morris ; Ginnie Moon ; Lottie Moon ; Ann Patterson ; Kate Patterson

Union female spies: Mrs. E.H. Baker ; Pauline Cushman ; Emma Edmonds ; Elizabeth Van Lew

Lesser known female Union spies: Mrs. Frances Abel ; Hattie Lawton ; Jeanette Laurier Mabry ; Mrs. Green ; Mrs. Rice ; Dr. Mary E. Walker ; Rebecca West

Listing of all known Civil War spies

Addendum to revised edition: Foreword ; "After life" ; Amateur hour ; How far we have come

Glossary of Civil War spy terms ; Listing of books written by Civil War spies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and indexes.

ISBN:

078181037X

OCLC:

55038709