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Author Towne, Stephen E., 1961- author.

Title Surveillance and spies in the Civil War : exposing Confederate conspiracies in America's heartland / Stephen E. Towne.

Publication Info. Athens : Ohio University Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 430 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest
Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: the secret history of the Civil War in the north -- "Secret secessionism in our midst": the failure of civilian investigations in the old northwest, 1861-62 -- Investigating desertion and disloyalty: Henry B. Carrington and the Knights of the Golden Circle in Indiana, 1862-63 -- "They are doing us an immense amount of good": the rise of army intelligence operations in the old northwest in 1863 -- An odious system of espionage: the intelligence network created by the Enrollment Act, 1863 -- Watching "Mr. Jones": army surveillance of Clement L. Vallandigham, the Ohio gubernatorial election of 1863, and plots to release Confederate POWs in the fall of 1863 -- "It is impossible to doubt this": army intelligence in the Northern Department in early 1864 -- "What I say about secret dangers is well considered and based on fact": how Rosecrans's detectives infiltrated the secret organizations in early 1864 -- "When government determines to act": how Carrington's detectives infiltrated the secret organizations in 1864 -- "I feel provoked beyond measure at the indifference of the president": convincing Lincoln of the danger of insurrection, summer 1864 -- A "narrow escape from a Civil War": the triumph of military intelligence in august 1864 -- "I make no assertions without proof": preserving the northwest in the fall of 1864 -- Postscript: the evidence of conspiracy.
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Subject American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service.
Spies -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Spies.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Spies -- Confederate States of America.
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Towne, Stephen E., 1961- author. Surveillance and spies in the Civil War 9780821421314 (DLC) 2014038526 (OCoLC)880966180
ISBN 9780821444931 (electronic book)
082144493X (electronic book)
9780821421314
082142131X
9780821421031
0821421034