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Overview
Allan Pinkerton was the founder of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. In early 1861, while employed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Pinkerton discovered and thwarted a plot (the "Baltimore Plot") to assassinate President-elect Lincoln. Working for General McClellan, Pinkerton organized a secret service for the Department of the Ohio and the Army of Potomac. Pinkerton's successes came primarily in the counterintelligence field, and his exploits in the realm of positive military intelligence collection are not highly regarded. Pinkerton's work in military intelligence ended with McClellan's dismissal following the Battle of Antietam in November 1862.
In detailing the various events Pinkerton was careful to offer nothing but that which actually transpired. He has avoided giving expression to any thoughts or feelings of antagonism to the South, because the time for such utterances has passed.
Mr. Pinkerton's memoris go far beyond merely conveying historical information, narrowly understood. The Spy of the Rebellion also serves historical comprehension in the same manner that good fiction often does, though almost subconscious means, thorough an indefinable "feel" for the milieu that it imparts to the reader.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781502321473 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Publishing |
| Publication date: | 09/09/2014 |
| Pages: | 202 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.43(d) |
About the Author
Patrick Bass teaches history at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas.
Table of Contents
| Preface | 23 | |
| Chapter I. | ||
| An Unwritten Page of History | ||
| A Political Resume | ||
| Abraham Lincoln is Elected President | ||
| Chapter II. | ||
| Opposition to Mr. Lincoln's Inauguration | ||
| A Plot to Assassinate him | ||
| The Journey from Springfield, Illinois | ||
| Chapter III. | ||
| The Conspirators at Work | ||
| Detectives on their Trial | ||
| Webster as a Soldier | ||
| Chapter IV. | ||
| The Conspirators in Council | ||
| My Operative Joins the Conspiracy | ||
| Chapter V. | ||
| The Presidential Party Arrives in Philadelphia | ||
| Independence Hall | ||
| The Departure from Harrisburg | ||
| Telegraph Wires Cut | ||
| Through the Lines of Treason | ||
| Safe Arrival at Washington | ||
| Chapter VI. | ||
| My Connection with the Rebellion | ||
| Timothy Webster Accepts a Mission | ||
| Chapter VII. | ||
| Webster on his Way to the Capital | ||
| Wrecked Trains and Broken Bridges | ||
| An Adventure with a Cavalryman | ||
| A Rebel Emissary | ||
| President Lincoln and Timothy Webster | ||
| Chapter VIII. | ||
| Timothy Webster in Washington | ||
| The Return to Philadelphia | ||
| I go to the Capital | ||
| An Important Letter | ||
| Chapter IX. | ||
| An Adventure in Pittsburg | ||
| A Mob at Bay | ||
| An Explanation | ||
| Good Feeling Restored | ||
| Chapter X. | ||
| General McClellan in Command of Ohio | ||
| I am Engaged for the War | ||
| The Secret Service | ||
| A Consultation | ||
| Webster Starts for Rebeldom | ||
| Chapter XI. | ||
| Webster Fraternizes with the Rebel Officers | ||
| A Secession Hat | ||
| A Visit to a Rebel Camp | ||
| "The Committee of Safety" | ||
| A Friendly Stranger | ||
| A Warning | ||
| The Escape | ||
| Chapter XII. | ||
| I Take a Trip to the South | ||
| Danger in Memphis | ||
| A Timely Warning | ||
| A Persistent Barber | ||
| An Unfortunate Memory | ||
| Return to Cincinnati | ||
| Chapter XIII. | ||
| East and West Virginia | ||
| Seceding from Secession | ||
| My Scouts in Virginia | ||
| A Rebel Captain Entertains "My Lord" | ||
| An Old Justice dines with Royalty | ||
| A Lucky Adventure | ||
| A Runaway Horse | ||
| A Rescue | ||
| Chapter XIV. | ||
| The Rebels Attempt to Occupy West Virginia | ||
| General McClellan Ordered to Drive Them Out | ||
| Early Battles | ||
| The Federals Victorious | ||
| West Virginia Freed from Rebel Soldiers | ||
| Chapter XV. | ||
| General McClellan is Called to Washington, and Placed in Command of the Armies after the Battle of Bull Run | ||
| The Secret Service Department | ||
| Its Duties and Responsibilities | ||
| Chapter XVI. | ||
| A Female Traitor | ||
| Suspicious Correspondence | ||
| A Close Watch under Difficulties | ||
| I am Arrested | ||
| Exposure of the Treason of a Trusted Officer | ||
| A Disgraced Captain | ||
| Chapter XVII. | ||
| Timothy Webster in Baltimore | ||
| An Encounter with a Fire-eater | ||
| Webster Defends Himself | ||
| Treason Rampant in the Monumental City | ||
| Chapter XVIII. | ||
| Webster Makes a Journey to the South | ||
| A Secret Organization | ||
| The "Knights of Liberty" | ||
| Webster Becomes a Member | ||
| A Sudden Intrusion of the Military | ||
| The Conspiracy Broken Up | ||
| Chapter XIX. | ||
| Suspicions in Washington | ||
| "Uncle Gallus" | ||
| Property Searched | ||
| A Rebel Family sent South | ||
| Webster Starts for Richmond | ||
| Chapter XX. | ||
| The Spy at Richmond | ||
| Earthworks Around the Rebel Capital | ||
| An Unexpected Meeting | ||
| Pistols for Two | ||
| A Reconciliation | ||
| Safe Return to Washington | ||
| Chapter XXI. | ||
| Again in Baltimore | ||
| A Warning | ||
| The Spy is Arrested | ||
| And Escapes | ||
| Chapter XXII. | ||
| Webster and Scobell | ||
| A Negro as a Spy | ||
| A Traitor Deserts from the Army | ||
| He Carries Dispatches to the Rebels | ||
| Which Fail of Their Destination | ||
| An Attack in the Woods | ||
| "The Loyal League" | ||
| Slaves as Patriots | ||
| Chapter XXIII. | ||
| A Negro Spy | ||
| Passage on a Steam-Packet | ||
| Lyrical Melodies | ||
| Scobell Deserts the Ship | ||
| His Tramps Through Rebeldom | ||
| Chapter XXIV. | ||
| A Perilous Ride | ||
| A Suspicious Peddler | ||
| Uncle Gallus Again | ||
| Scobell Investigating | ||
| Doubts and Suspicions | ||
| Chapter XXV. | ||
| The Journey Resumed | ||
| A Midnight Pursuit | ||
| A Brave Woman | ||
| A Dcadly Encounter | ||
| Scobell Defends Himself | ||
| Death of a Rebel Spy | ||
| Chapter XXVI. | ||
| A Woman's Discoveries | ||
| An Infernal Machine | ||
| The Shipping in Danger | ||
| Discovery and Destruction of the Submarine Battery | ||
| Chapter XXVII. | ||
| "Stuttering Dave" | ||
| His Tramp Through the Rebel Lines | ||
| An Ammunition Train | ||
| "Dave's" Plan Succeeds in its Destruction | ||
| A Man who Stuttered and "Had Fits." | ||
| Chapter XXVIII. | ||
| Another Trip to Richmond | ||
| A Rebel General Taken In | ||
| Curtis Makes Valuable Acquaintances | ||
| "The Subtcrranean Headquarters" | ||
| Chapter XXIX. | ||
| A Virginia Home | ||
| Unwelcome Visitors | ||
| Mr. Harcourt Arrested and Released | ||
| Dan McCowan makes Forcible Love to Mary Harcourt | ||
| The Girl in Peril | ||
| A Timely Rescue | ||
| The Villain Punished | ||
| Chapter XXX. | ||
| Curtis Again on His Travels | ||
| A Loving Episode | ||
| Dan McCowan Again Turns up | ||
| The Capture of Curtis | ||
| A Fight for Life | ||
| And Escape | ||
| A Bit of Matrimony | ||
| Chapter XXXI. | ||
| McClellan and his Enemies | ||
| The Peninsula Campaign | ||
| The Rebel Forces Before Richmond | ||
| The Union Forces Outnumbered by the Enemy, and their Commander Hampered by Superiors | ||
| An Honest Opinion | ||
| Chapter XXXII. | ||
| Webster's Expedition | ||
| His Gallantry | ||
| A Stormy Passage | ||
| A Mysterious Package | ||
| Treason Discovered and Pumshed | ||
| Chapter XXXIII. | ||
| Activity in Washington | ||
| Webster's Journey Through the South | ||
| His Return to the Capital | ||
| Chapter XXXIV. | ||
| Webster's Last Mission | ||
| Anxiety at his Long Absence | ||
| No Tidings of the Faithful Scout | ||
| Operatives Sent in Search of Him | ||
| Webster Ill in Richmond | ||
| Chapter XXXV. | ||
| McClellan and the Government | ||
| Lewis and Scully Arrested as Spies | ||
| An Attempted Escape | ||
| Trial and Conviction | ||
| Condemned to Die | ||
| Before the Gallows their Mouths are Opened | ||
| Chapter XXXVI. | ||
| Webster Arrested as a Spy | ||
| A Woman's Devotion, and a Patriot's Heroism | ||
| Webster is Convicted | ||
| The Execution | ||
| A Martyr's Grave | ||
| Chapter XXXVII. | ||
| The Defeat of General Pope at the Second Battle of Manassas | ||
| McClellan Again Called to the Command | ||
| The Battle of Antietam | ||
| A Union Victory | ||
| A Few Thoughts About the Union Commander | ||
| McClellan's Removal from Command, and His Favewell Address | ||
| Chapter XXXVIII. | ||
| General Burnside in Command | ||
| My Connection with the Secret Service Severed | ||
| Reflections upon Important Events | ||
| Conclusion | ||
| Appendix | 587 |
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