The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14576205250)

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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



Text Appearing Before Image:
A NEW SECRET SERVICE—THE MILITARY INFORMATION BUREAU After Pinkertons departure from the Army of the Potomac, the secret-service department was allowed to fall into hopeless neglect-All organization vanished. When General Hooker assumed command there was hardly a record or document of any kind at head-quarters to Hive information of what the Confederates were doing. Hooker was as ignorant of what was going on just across theRappahannock as if his opponents had been in China. With the energy that marked his entire course of organization, he put ColonelGeorge II. Sharpe, of the 120th New York regiment, in charge of a special and separate bureau, known as Military Information. Sharpewas appointed deputy provost-marshal-general. From March J!0, 1863, until the close of the war, the Bureau of Military Informa-tion, Army of the Potomac, had no other head. Gathering a staff of keen-witted men, chiefly from the ranks, Sharpe never let his com-(264)
Text Appearing After Image:
COPYRIGHT, 1911, PATRIOT PUB. CO. RESTING AFTER THE HARD WORK OF THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN manding general suffer for lack of proper information as to the strength and movements of Lees army. The Confederate advanceinto Pennsylvania, in June, taxed the resources of the bureau greatly. Scouts and special agents, as well as signal-men, were keptin incessant action, locating and following the various detachments of the invading force. It was a difficult matter to estimate,from the numerous reports and accounts received daily, just what Lee was trying to do. The return to Virginia brought some reliefto the secret-service men. In August, while Lee hastened back to the old line of the Rapidan, Colonel Sharpe lay at Bealcton, andhere the army photographer took his picture, as above, on the extreme left. Next to him sits John C. Babcock; the right-handfigure is that of John McEntee, detailed from the 80th New York Infantry. These men were little known, but immensely useful.