information on battle plans etc. and then was “caught” by his American Jaynes 5friends. Crosby helped this country so much James Fenimore Cooper wrote a play about him entitled “The Spy” (Foley 31-48).The Civil War was the worst war in American history. It was a war between states and brothers. In this war, it was hard to distinguish your friend from an enemy. The records of intelligence are few and far between. It is known that the South had many spies. The quality of these spies was also very good. Surprisingly enough, the South’s best spies were women(Foley 75-154).Belle Boyd was one of the greatest women spies. Boyd had a strong love for slavery, and she felt like no one could take that away from her. Boyd moved to Martinsburg, and the Union army soon captured the city. Boyd didn’t like the Union soldiers outside her house, so she shot one. When the other soldiers came to investigate, she threw her 17-year-old Southern charm on them, and said a rouge Confederate soldier shot him. Soon the Union army personal sought after Boyd for her hand in marriage, but she only used them for information. Once she retrieved the information she desired, she sent a letter to J.E.B. Stuart. Boyd kept persuading her captors into giving up very important battle information. Boyd was a great help to the Confederate Army(Foley 106-121).Even before the Civil War began, there was another war being waged with the Plains Indians. This “war” lasted from 1848 until 1878. Gen. William T. Sherman’s job was to put the Native Americans onto reservations. The Jaynes 6Indians had a way with surprise attacks on settlements. Custard’s Last Stand was another great intelligence failure by Gen. George Custard. This battle within helped shape the intelligence system...
