During the American Civil War(1861-1865), battlefield intelligence was critical to strategic and logistical battle plans, just as it is today. I have been intrigued by the Civil War for some time, the story of spying, a story within a story, added a new layer to the history.
The allure of Civil War espionage first came to me as I was walking past an historic marker some years ago in downtown Wilmington, NC. The marker, placed in front of a two story home, read the name of a Confederate spy who frequently stayed at the residence during the war. Upon further research I found
The allure of Civil War espionage first came to me as I was walking past an historic marker some years ago in downtown Wilmington, NC. The marker, placed in front of a two story home, read the name of a Confederate spy who frequently stayed at the residence during the war. Upon further research I found
