n (Foley 49-56)After the death of Hale, Washington vowed that an intelligence failure of this proportion would never happen again. Washington had a great need for spies. He decided to form the Culper Ring. The Culper Ring was a super-secret organization formed in New York. A man by the name of Benjamin Tallmadge started the ring. He used the alias “Culper” to gather Jaynes 4 information. The ring’s best accomplishment was the discovery of Benedict Arnold (Foley 57-72).Benedict Arnold could have been an American intelligence disaster, if not for the Culper Ring. Arnold was a distinguished military general for America at the beginning of the war. Arnold’s ambitions however became distorted. Arnold planned to surrender his forces to the British and defect to them. Fortunately, the Culper Ring discovered him and prevented it (Ameringer 25-26).The best spy of the Revolutionary War however was Enoch Crosby. Crosby was known as “The Spy.” Enoch was a simple shoemaker in his hometown of Danbury, Connecticut. He was the first person in Danbury to enlist after the news of Lexington. Soon after, Crosby fell ill, and spent time in the hospital. After his recovery he moved to Carmel, New York to enlist again. He soon befriended a Tory, or Loyalist in secret. Crosby soon realized that he could help the colonial army by joining Tory ranks and exposing them. After Crosby got the information he needed he turned to a friend who was on the Committee of Safety. John Jay, a prominent leader, hired Crosby to keep turning in British regiments. Crosby joined these groups, gathered...
