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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.
"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.
"Indiana's War" is a primary source collection featuring the
writings of Indiana's citizens during the Civil War era. Using
private letters, official records, newspaper articles, and other
original sources, the volume presents the varied experiences of
Indiana's participants in the war both on the battlefield and on
the home front. Starting in the 1850s, the documents show the sharp
political divisions over issues such as slavery, race, and
secession in Indiana, divisions that boiled over into extraordinary
strife and violence in the state during the rebellion. This
conflict touched all levels and members of society, including men,
women, and children, whites and African Americans, native-born
citizens and immigrants, farmers and city and town dwellers.
Collecting the writings of Indiana's peoples on a wide range of
issues, chapters focus on the politics of race prior to the war,
the secession crisis, war fever in 1861, the experiences of
soldiers at the front, home-front hardships, political conflict
between partisan foes and civil and military authorities, reactions
to the Emancipation Proclamation, and antiwar dissent, violence,
and conspiracy. " Indiana's War" is an excellent accompanying
primary source text for undergraduate and graduate courses on the
American Civil War. It documents the experiences of Indiana's
citizens, from the African American soldier to the antiwar
dissenter, from the prewar politician to the postwar veteran, from
the battle-scarred soldier to the impoverished soldier's wife, all
showing the harsh realities of the war.
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