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Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War - Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America’s Heartland (Hardcover)
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Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War - Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America’s Heartland (Hardcover)
Series: Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest
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"Towne's narrative is a fascinating whodunit, with its vivid
portrayal of Union commanders hiring questionable detectives in an
effort to stymie the Knights of the Golden Circle, a loose
collection of Confederate sympathizers in the Old Northwest. A
valuable addition to any library seeking to upgrade its collection
with a regional slant to the US Civil War. Summing Up: Highly
recommended." -CHOICEA History Book Club Reading
SelectionSurveillance 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 sentiment in those states. By
1863, several of them had established intelligence operations
staffed by hired civilian detectives and by soldiers detailed from
their units to chase down deserters and draft dodgers, to maintain
surveillance on suspected persons and groups, and to investigate
organized resistance to the draft. By 1864, these spies had
infiltrated secret organizations that, sometimes in collaboration
with Confederate rebels, aimed to subvert the war effort. Stephen
E. Towne is the first to thoroughly explore the role and impact of
Union spies against Confederate plots in the North. This new
analysis invites historians to delve more deeply into the fabric of
the Northern wartime experience and reinterpret the period based on
broader archival evidence.
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