Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War

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.

Donald E. Markle is an alumnus of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. A veteran of 34 years in the U.S. Department of Defense Intelligence, Markle has given numerous lectures on the topic of espionage in the Civil War. He resides in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

xv

Chapter 1 Civil War "Spy Chiefs"

1

(16)

Chapter 2 Intelligence Courier Systems

17

(8)

Chapter 3 Secret Organizations

25

(8)

Northern Sympathizers in the South

26

(3)

Southern Sympathizers in the North

29

(4)

Chapter 4 Technology Assists in Civil War Spying

33

(6)

Chapter 5 Intelligence Gathering by Cryptology

39

(10)

Union Cryptography

41

(1)

Confederate Cryptography

42

(7)

Chapter 6 Unique Spy Groups

49

(36)

Confederate Operations in Canada

50

(5)

Negro Spies

55

(9)

Newsboys

64

(2)

Spies from Europe

66

(5)

Spies in Europe

71

(7)

Telegraphic Spies

78

(7)

Chapter 7 Imprisonment, Exchange and Execution of Spies

85

(10)

Chapter 8 Individual Spies

95

(4)

Chapter 9 Confederate Male Spies

99

(20)

Thomas Conrad

99

(3)

Major W.P. Gorman

102

(2)

Harrison

104

(2)

Thomas R. Hines

106

(4)

"Renfrew"

110

(1)

Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow

111

(3)

Lesser Known Confederate

Male Spies

114

(1)

Colonel Ashby

114

(1)

Walter Bowie

114

(1)

E. Pliny Bryan

115

(1)

John Burke

116

(1)

C.E. Coleman

116

(1)

Godfrey Hyamns

116

(1)

A.D. Lytle

116

(1)

Captain J. Maxwell

116

(1)

Channing Smith

117

(1)

William Smithson

117

(1)

Dr. Aaron Van Camp

117

(2)

Chapter 10 Union Male Spies

119

(36)

Spencer Kellogg Brown

119

(3)

George Curtis

122

(2)

James A. Garfield

124

(2)

"Colonel" Philps Henson

126

(4)

William A. Lloyd

130

(4)

Corporal Pike

134

(1)

Archibald Rowand, Jr.

135

(4)

Samuel Ruth

139

(2)

Felix Stidger

141

(2)

Timothy Webster

143

(5)

Captain H.H. Young

148

(2)

Lesser Known Union Male Spies

150

(5)

James Andrews

150

(1)

"Tinker" Dave Beatty

150

(1)

Harry Davies

150

(1)

"Charlie Davis"

151

(1)

Alexander Gardner

151

(1)

Joseph E. McCabe

152

(1)

Thomas McCammon

152

(1)

Charles Phillips

152

(1)

John Y. Phillips

152

(1)

B.W. Saunders

153

(1)

William T. Wood

153

(2)

Chapter 11 Confederate Female Spies

155

(16)

Belle Boyd

155

(4)

Rose O'Neal Greenhow

159

(5)

Sarah Slater

164

(3)

Lesser Known Confederate Female Spies

167

(4)

Mrs. Braxley

167

(1)

Belle Edmondson

167

(1)

Antonia Ford

167

(1)

Laura R. Hanna

168

(1)

Nancy Hart

168

(1)

Augusta Morris

169

(1)

Ginnie Moon

169

(1)

Lottie Moon

169

(1)

Ann Patterson

170

(1)

Kate Patterson

170

(1)

Chapter 12 Union Female Spies

171

(20)

Mrs. E.H. Baker

171

(2)

Pauline Cushman

173

(2)

Emma Edmonds

175

(4)

Elizabeth Van Lew

179

(8)

Lesser Known Female Union

Spies

187

(1)

Mrs. Frances Abel

187

(1)

Hattie Lawton

187

(1)

Jeanette Laurimer Mabry

188

(1)

Mrs. Green

188

(1)

Mrs. Rice

188

(1)

Dr. Mary E. Walker

188

(1)

Rebecca West

189

(2)

Chapter 13 Listing of All Known Civil War Spies

191

(26)

Addendum to Revised Edition

217

(34)

Foreword

217

(8)

"After Life"

225

(10)

Amateur Hour

235

(6)

How Far We Have Come

241

(10)

Glossary of Civil War Spy Terms

251

(6)

Listing of Books Written by Civil War Spies

257

(4)

Bibliography

261

(8)

Index

269

(10)

Index to Addendum

279

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