The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion

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The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion

Name: The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion
Author: Allan Pinkerton

by Allan Pinkerton

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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service

In: Biographies·History - American·History - Modern (1750+)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884.

The spy of the rebellion: being a true history of the spy system of the United States Army during the late rebellion, revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public / by Allan Pinkerton: introduction by Patrick Bass.

p. cm.

"Compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan, and the provost-marshal-general."

Reprint. Originally published: Hartford, Conn.: M. A. Winter & Hatch, 1883.

ISBN 0-8032-3686-7 (alk. paper) ISBN 0-8032-8722-4 (pbk.)

1. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Secret service. 2. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives. 3. Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884. I. Title. E608.P65 1989

973.7'86--dc20 89-33081 CIP

Reprinted from the 1883 edition published by M. A. Winter & Hatch, Hartford, Connecticut. An appendix, "Rebel Forces before Richmond," has been omitted from this Bison Book edition.

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