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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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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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Duke University

Special Collections Library: Rose O;neal Greenhow Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at the documents concerning Rose O'Neal Greenhow. Included are letters she wrote from prison.
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Duke University

Duke University: Special Collections Library: Rose O'neal Greenhow

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is about Rose Greenhow, her life, and the important roles women played in the 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.