UID:
almafu_9959235881002883
Format:
1 online resource (443 p.)
ISBN:
0-8214-4493-X
Series Statement:
Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest
Content:
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 and individuals who opposed the Union war effort. Starting in 1862, army commanders took it upon themselves to initiate investigations of antiwar senti
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: ""Secret Secessionism in Our Midst""; 2: Investigating Desertion and Disloyalty; 3: "They Are Doing Us an Immense Amount of Good"; 4; An Odious System of Espionage; 5: Watching "Mr. Jones"; 6: "It Is Impossible to Doubt This"; 7: "What I Say about Secret Dangers Is Well Considered and Based on Fact"; 8: "When Government Determines to Act"; 9: "I Feel Provoked beyond Measure at the Indifference of the President"; 10: A "Narrow Escape from a Civil War"; 11: "I Make No Assertions without Proof "; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8214-2103-4
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
