Spies of the Confederacy
By: [by] John Bakeless.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Lippincott
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Spies -- Confederate States of America; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service
Description: Covers the remarkably successful collection and delivery of military information by Confederate spies during the Civil War. Emphasizing the superiority of Southern espionage in the early years he attributes it largely to federal carelessness regarding security and to amateurish counterespionage.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.