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1 online resource (443 pages). |
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Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest |
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Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest.
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| 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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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Spies -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Spies -- Confederate States of America.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Towne, Stephen E. Surveillance and spies in the Civil War : exposing Confederate conspiracies in America's heartland. Athens : Ohio University Press, [2015] Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest 9780821421314 (DLC) 201403852 |
| ISBN |
9780821421314 (hc : alk. paper) |
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9780821421031 (pb : alk. paper) |
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9780821444931 (electronic bk.) |
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