Corey Recko

A Spy for the Union

The Life and Execution of Timothy Webster

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Produktbeschreibung

Timothy Webster, best known for his work as a spy for the Union during the Civil War, began his career as a New York City policeman. In the mid-1850s he left the police department and took a job for Allan Pinkerton with his newly formed detective agency. He went on to serve the US as a spy in the Civil War. For a time he was the Union's top spy, but his career came to an abrupt end when, in 1862, he was betrayed and became the first spy executed in the Civil War.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780786474905
• ISBN-10: 0786474904
• Artikelnr.: 37502332

Autorenporträt

Corey Recko has written articles on a variety of historical topics for websites, magazines, and historical journals. He lives in Lakewood, Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1.
From Newhaven to Princeton 2.
Of
cer Webster 3.
A Pinkerton Detective 4.
Resurrectionists 5.
The Rock Island Bridge 6.
Plot to Assassinate the President-elect 7.
Work in Maryland Continued 8.
A Spy in Memphis 9.
Operations in Baltimore 10.
Tim Webster in Richmond 11.
Timothy Webster Returns to Richmond 12.
Pinkerton's Blunder 13.
April 1862 14.
Post-Mortem Appendix I: Timothy Webster's Testimony in Front of the New York City Board of Aldermen, 1855 Appendix II: Timothy Webster's Reports from Maryland, 1861 Appendix III: Timothy Webster's Reports from Kentucky and Tennessee, 1861 Appendix IV: Timothy Webster's Reports from Baltimore, 1861 Appendix V: Allan Pinkerton's Reports (from Tim Webster's reports) to George B. McClellan, 1861-62 Chapter Notes Sources Index