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eBook
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: Intelligence in the Civil War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A multi-topic look at intelligence gathering, the tools used, and the people involved in both the North and the South during the Civil War. Comprehensive, interesting coverage from the CIA.
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Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Elizabeth Van Lew

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the eccentric Union spy, Elizabeth Van Lew, also known as "Crazy Bet" from "Spies for the Blue and Gray" by Harnett T. Kane.
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Handout
Other

Signal Corps Association: Espionage in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the murky underground stories of espionage on both sides of the Civil War. The spies were often eccentric, and the raiders ruthless.
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Article
A&E Television

Secret Agents in Hoop Skirts: Women Spies of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Rose O'Neal Greenhow and three other female informants who played a significant role in America's bloodiest conflict, the Civil War.