Image Title:
John Scobell shooting a Confederate pursuer
Note:
He ''. . . was a freed slave who was recruited by Union intelligence chief Allan Pinkerton to spy behind Confederate lines. Scobell was intelligent and a good actor. He took on several identities, including food vendor, cook and laborer." [cia.gov] Learn More
Image Source:
Pinkerton, Allan. 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. Comp. from Official Reports Prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the Provost-marshal-general. (United States: G.W. Carleton & Company, 1883), p.388 - 389. Book at Google
Subject:
Military - Wars - Espionage - Spying - Civil War - American - Union Army - Allan Pinkerton - Confederate order of battle
Date:
1883
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-MILSPY-6
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