Spy of the rebellion
Subtitle: Civil War espionage, and the plot to kill President-Elect Lincoln
By: by Allan Pinkerton
Publisher: Red and Black Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: St. Petersburg, Florida
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781610010283
Subjects: Personal narratives; Secret service; History
Notes: Originally published: 1883.

Original edition has subtitle: 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.
Table of contents: title: Abraham Lincoln is elected president; title: A plot to assassinate him; title: Detectives on their trail; title: My operative joins the conspiracy; title: Through the lines of treason; title: My connection with the rebellion; title: Wrecked trains and broken bridges; title: I go to the capital; title: An adventure in Pittsburgh; title: The secret service; title: A visit to a rebel camp; title: Danger in Memphis; title: My scouts in Virginia; title: The rebels attempt to occupy West Virginia; title: The Secret Service Department. Its duties and responsibilities; title: A female traitor; title: Treason rampant in the monumental city; title: A secret organization; title: Suspicions in Washington; title: The spy at Richmond; title: The spy is arrested and escapes; title: A traitor deserts from the army; title: A negro spy; title: Doubts and suspicions; title: Death of a rebel spy; title: Discovery and destruction of the submarine battery; title: An ammunition train; title: A rebel general taken in; title: Mr. Harcourt arrested and released; title: A fight for life; title: The Peninsula Campaign; title: Treason discovered and punished; title: Activity in Washington; title: Webster's last mission; title: Condemned to die; title: A woman's devotion, and a patriot's heroism; title: The Battle of Antietam; title: My connection with the secret service severed.