Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War : Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America's Heartland

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Towne, Stephen E., 1961-

Series:

Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spies--Confederate States of America.

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

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

United States.

Local Subjects:

Spies--Confederate States of America.

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

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Place of Publication:

Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War represents pathbreaking research on the rise of U.S. Army intelligence operations in the Midwest during the American Civil War and counters long-standing assumptions about Northern politics and society. At the beginning of the rebellion, state governors in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois cooperated with federal law enforcement officials in various attempts-all failed-to investigate reports of secret groups and individuals who opposed the Union war effort. Starting in 1862, army commanders took it upon themselves to initiate investigations of antiwar senti

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: ""Secret Secessionism in Our Midst""; 2: Investigating Desertion and Disloyalty; 3: "They Are Doing Us an Immense Amount of Good"; 4; An Odious System of Espionage; 5: Watching "Mr. Jones"; 6: "It Is Impossible to Doubt This"; 7: "What I Say about Secret Dangers Is Well Considered and Based on Fact"; 8: "When Government Determines to Act"; 9: "I Feel Provoked beyond Measure at the Indifference of the President"; 10: A "Narrow Escape from a Civil War"; 11: "I Make No Assertions without Proof "; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8214-4493-X