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Author : Camilla Wilson
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Spies
ISBN : 0545130026
Tells the stories of spies on both sides of the American Civil War.
Author : Douglas Waller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501126871
This major addition to the history of the Civil War is a “fast-paced, fact-rich account” (The Wall Street Journal) offering a detailed look at President Abraham Lincoln’s use of clandestine services and the secret battles waged by Union spies and agents to save the nation—filled with espionage, sabotage, and intrigue. Veteran CIA correspondent Douglas Waller delivers a riveting account of the heroes and misfits who carried out a shadow war of espionage and covert operations behind the Confederate battlefields. Lincoln’s Spies follows four agents from the North—three men and one woman—who informed Lincoln’s generals on the enemy positions for crucial battles and busted up clandestine Rebel networks. Famed detective Allan Pinkerton mounted a successful covert operation to slip Lincoln through Baltimore before his inauguration after he learns of an assassination attempt from his agents working undercover as Confederate soldiers. But he proved less than competent as General George McClellan’s spymaster, delivering faulty intelligence reports that overestimated Confederate strength. George Sharpe, an erudite New York lawyer, succeeded Pinkerton as spymaster for the Union’s Army of the Potomac. Sharpe deployed secret agents throughout the South, planted misinformation with Robert E. Lee’s army, and outpaced anything the enemy could field. Elizabeth Van Lew, a Virginia heiress who hated slavery and disapproved of secession, was one of Sharpe’s most successful agents. She ran a Union spy ring in Richmond out of her mansion with dozens of agents feeding her military and political secrets that she funneled to General Ulysses S. Grant as his army closed in on the Confederate capital. Van Lew became one of the unsung heroes of history. Lafayette Baker was a handsome Union officer with a controversial past, whose agents clashed with Pinkerton’s operatives. He assembled a retinue of disreputable spies, thieves, and prostitutes to root out traitors in Washington, DC. But he failed at his most important mission: uncovering the threat to Lincoln from John Wilkes Booth and his gang. Behind these operatives was Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, who was an avid consumer of intelligence and a ruthless aficionado of clandestine warfare, willing to take whatever chances necessary to win the war. Lincoln’s Spies is a “meticulous chronicle of all facets of Lincoln’s war effort” (Kirkus Reviews) and an excellent choice for those wanting “a cracking good tale” (Publishers Weekly) of espionage in the Civil War.
Author : Robert Grayson
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680774665
This title takes a close look at the operatives who collected intelligence for the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War, introducing readers to these colorful characters and explaining how they carried out their risky missions. Gripping narrative text, historic photographs, and primary sources make the book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : John Bakeless
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486298658
A fascinating and well-documented account of the true-life exploits of famous and obscure Southern spies who served the Southern cause. Essential reading for Civil War buffs, American History students and spy story aficionados..
Author : William Gilmore Beymer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 080326206X
The Civil War was the backdrop for the formation of numerous secret service organizations and the theater for a host of characters involved in espionage from both the North and the South. The pool of spies and scouts comprised diverse individuals, ranging from eager young volunteers signing up for ?extra dangerous duty? for their respective armies to society ladies spying for both the Union and the Confederacy. ø At the turn of the nineteenth century, William Gilmore Beymer went in search of the stories of these first spies and recorded his findings in Scouts and Spies of the Civil War. Beymer?s endeavor was one of the first attempts to move the study of Civil War scouts and spies away from the realm of ?cloak and dagger? romance stories to historical research grounded in factual details. Included in this dynamic collection are personal narratives told to Beymer by a few surviving secret service operatives; stories pieced together from diaries, journals, letters, and archival research; and the remembrances of family and friends that tell of the mothers, daughters, fathers, and sons who risked their lives for their cause.
Author : Larissa Phillips
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0823944514
Details the lives of six women who fought to preserve the Confederacy and the Southern way of life by serving as spies during the Civil War.
Author : Michael E. Goodman
Publisher : Creative Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1628322039
A historical account of espionage during the American Civil War, including famous spies such as Elizabeth Van Lew, covert missions, and technologies that influenced the course of the conflict.
Author : Karen Abbott
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062092915
Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and “pioneer of sizzle history” (USA Today), tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little known aspects of the Civil War: the stories of four courageous women—a socialite, a farmgirl, an abolitionist, and a widow—who were spies. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistol, Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army, using her charms to seduce men on both sides. Emma Edmonds cut off her hair and assumed the identity of a man to enlist as a Union private, witnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. The beautiful widow, Rose O’Neale Greenhow, engaged in affairs with powerful Northern politicians to gather intelligence for the Confederacy, and used her young daughter to send information to Southern generals. Elizabeth Van Lew, a wealthy Richmond abolitionist, hid behind her proper Southern manners as she orchestrated a far-reaching espionage ring, right under the noses of suspicious rebel detectives. Using a wealth of primary source material and interviews with the spies’ descendants, Abbott seamlessly weaves the adventures of these four heroines throughout the tumultuous years of the war. With a cast of real-life characters including Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, General Stonewall Jackson, detective Allan Pinkerton, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, and Emperor Napoleon III, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy draws you into the war as these daring women lived it. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy contains 39 black & photos and 3 maps.
Author : Donald E. Markle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028535735
This book covers the entire history of Civil War espionage including an extra chapter on espionage after the war ended. The activities and tactics of hundreds of spies are described, including in-depth descriptions of spymasters like Allan Pinkerton, Lafayette Baker, and Generals Dodge, Sharpe and Garfield. The book also examines the role of the negro underground organisationsd and women spies.
Author : Tim O'Shei
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Spies
ISBN : 9781429613064
Discusses the history of spying during the Civil War.
Author : Heather Lehr Wagner
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Spies
ISBN : 9781604130393
The stories of the men and women who served as spies in the Civil War offer a fascinating glimpse into the strong passions that divided a nation. Many were otherwise ordinary Americans who had received no special training in intelligence gathering, but simply listened and watched what was going on around them and then passed that information on to those who needed it. Spies such as Allan Pinkerton, Elizabeth Van Lew, Belle Boyd, and Rose ONeal Greenhow vividly illustrate the differing motivations and backgrounds of those who became involved in espionage. Additional critical information came from former slaves, nurses, and men and women who found themselves in hostile territory when the war began. "Spies in the Civil War" delves into these stories of courage in the midst of conflict, adding to the rich history of the Civil War.
Author : Hallie Murray
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502655424
Barred from fighting for their beliefs on the battlefield, though many tried, Southern women served the Confederacy in other ways, like through the timeless art of espionage. Confederate women used their wits, charm, and beauty to discover Union secrets and carry out covert operations for the war efforts. This insightful book highlights these little-discussed Confederate figures, including the famously persuasive Rose O'Neal. Readers will meet the Moon sisters, who used their acting skills to smuggle information and supplies under the noses of Union soldiers using all manner of disguises.
Author : Penny Colman
Publisher : Betterway Publications
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 1558702679
Presents the lives of courageous women who served as spies for the North and South during the Civil War, including Belle The Siren of the Shenandoah Boyd, Elizabeth Crazy Bet Van Lew, and Harriet Tubman.
Author : Michael Bernard Burgan
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781491478837
The United States has been torn in half by the war between North and South. It is vital for an army to know what the enemy is doing and perhaps spread false information as well. Spying is risky if you are caught. Still, it is worth it to help win the war. Will you: *Become a member of the Pinkerton Detective Agency to spy for the North? *Be a wealthy Southern woman spying for the Confederacy in Washington D.C.? *Be a free black man traveling into the South to spy for the Union? You Choose offers multiple perspectives on history, supporting Common Core reading standards and providing readers a front-row seat to the past.
Author : Peggy Caravantes
Publisher : Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : WISC:89084920412
Describes the lives and wartime exploits of six women who were spies during the Civil War. Includes Sarah Emma Edmonds, Belle Boyd, Pauline Cushman, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Belle Edmondson.