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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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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Belle Boyd

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Belle Boyd, the most famous female spy of the Civil War.
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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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American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Biography: Maria "Belle" Boyd: Spy

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile of Belle Boyd, Confederate spy.
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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.