Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War: Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America's Heartland

by Stephen E. Towne

Book Overview

Surveillance 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821421034
• ISBN13: 9780821421031
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"