The Civil War was the backdrop for the formation of numerous secret service organizations and the theater for a host of characters involved in espionage from bo

As intelligence experts have long asserted, ÒInformation in regard to the enemy is the indispensable basis of all military plans.Ó Despite the thousands of bo

A fascinating and well-documented account of the true-life exploits of famous and obscure Southern spies who served the Southern cause. Essential reading for Ci

Tells the stories of spies on both sides of the American Civil War.

Pauline Cushman was an American actress who spied for the Union Army during the Civil War.