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Secret Service Roots in Civil War Spying History
The article traces espionage from ancient times to the Civil War, highlighting Pinkerton's rise, Lincoln era plots, and notable spies. It notes women like Belle Boyd and Miss Van Liew, scouts such as Archie Rowland, and the elite status of mounted spy groups under Sheridan, with impacts on early U S secrecy and military information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Joshua
Solomon
Caleb
Canaan
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
John Allen Linkerton
Baltimore
United States
Secret Service
McClellan
Federal Secret Service
Pinkerton
Maj
E. J. Allen
America
Cook County
Ilinois
Chicago
Mosby
Young
Secret
Confederate States
Europe
Bordeaux
Army of the Potomac
Edward's Ferry
Leesburg
van Liew
Richmond
Greenhow
Jefferson Davis
Bull Run
North
Ranner Condor
England
Confederacy
Adjutant General’s Office
War Department
Army and Navy Journal
Miss van Liew
Surratt
Lincoln
Payne
Seward
Belle Boyd
South
Virginia
Archie” Rowland
Sheridan
Valley of the Sheraidoah
HW. H. Young
Mederman
Rowland
Ike Harris
Tke
Reaard
Tca
Congress
Archibald HH. Lrowland, Jr
John Beall
Burley
Maxwell
Potomac
Chesapeake
Buffalo
Harry Young
Edwards
Bowie
William
Landegon
Philipurs
Timothy Webster
Allan Pinkerton