Tag Archives: Spies

spy drowned

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 4, 1864: Drowned. —Mrs. Rose Greenhow, well known in the Confederacy for her sufferings in its cause, –having been for months confined in the political prison at Washington,–was drowned on Saturday last near Wilmington, … Continue reading

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boy martyr

On January 8, 1864 “Seventeen-year-old David O. Dodd is hanged as a Confederate spy in Little Rock, Arkansas.” David Owen Dodd was caught with sensitive documents on his trip from Union-occupied Little Rock back to his family in Camden, Arkansas. … Continue reading

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Norfolk parasol spy

I loved watching The Wild Wild West as a scared youngster. I guess back in the 1800s a parasol could be used for more than clunking U.S. agents over their heads. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 4, 1863: The … Continue reading

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Nice Try

I don’t know how true this is, but it is a pretty creative way to try to hinder the Confederate advance in northern Virginia. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 27, 1862: A Daring spy Hung. A man named Mason, … Continue reading

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Seminary Justice

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper December 1861: Army Correspondence FAIRFAX SEMINARY; Va., Dec. 14. The anticipations of battle soon to be fought in Virginia, which a few days since were general throughout nearly all the camps around here, … Continue reading

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A Little Less Liberty in Liverpool

From The New-York Times November 16, 1861: AMERICAN POLITICAL SPIES IN ENGLAND.; THE GRIEVANCE NOT TO BE BORNE. From the Liverpool Mercury. We had hitherto supposed that Russia was the chief country where political espionage was recognized as an institution, … Continue reading

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Caught In Tobacco City

From The New-York Times July 13, 1861: … WASHINGTON, Friday, July 12. Mr. TALIAFERRO, who was recently removed from a clerkship in one of the Departments, and who has been in that position for several years, has, since his departure … Continue reading

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