Intelligence in the Civil War (Annotated)

Download or read book Intelligence in the Civil War (Annotated) written by U.S. CIA and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Confederacy’s Secretary of State burned all the intelligence records he could find as federal troops entered Richmond in 1865. Union intelligence records were kept sealed in the National Archives until 1953! Here is a report by the U.S. CIA about intelligence gathering in the American Civil War. Read about the Richmond society woman who ran a spy ring in the Confederate capital. Read about intelligence operations by the Confederates in Europe. Read how freed slaves risked their lives for the Union cause. This short but fascinating compilation of secrets provides a compelling overview of the men and women who spied during America's bloodiest war. Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.