April '65: Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War (Eastern European Studies; 1)

William A. Tidwell establishes the existence of a Confederate Secret Service and clarifies the Confederate decision making process to show the role played by Jefferson Davis in clandestine operations. While the book focuses on the Confederate Secret Service's involvement with the Lincoln assassination, the information presented has implications for various other aspects of the Civil War. The most thorough description of the Confederate Secret Service to date, April '65 provides previously unknown records and traces the development of Confederate doctrine for the conduct of irregular warfare. In addition it describes Confederate motives and activities associated with the development of a major covert effort to promote the creation of a peace party in the North. It shows in detail how the Confederates planned to attack the military command and control in Washington and how they responded to the situation when the wartime attack evolved into a peacetime assassination. One of the most significant pieces of new information is how the Confederates were successful in influencing the history of the assassination. William A. Tidwell Establishes The Existence Of A Confederate Secret Service And Clarifies The Confederate Decision-making Process To Show The Role Played By Jefferson Davis In Clandestine Operations. While The Book Focuses On The Confederate Secret Service's Involvement With The Lincoln Assassination, The Information Presented Has Implications For Various Other Aspects Of The Civil War.--book Jacket. The Most Thorough Description Of The Confederate Secret Service To Date, April '65 Provides Previously Unknown Records And Traces The Development Of Confederate Doctrine For The Conduct Of Irregular Warfare. In Addition It Describes Confederate Motives And Activities Associated With The Development Of A Major Covert Effort To Promote The Creation Of A Peace Party In The North. It Shows In Detail How The Confederates Planned To Attack The Military Command And Control In Washington And How They Responded To The Situation When The Wartime Attack Evolved Into A Peacetime Assassination. One Of The Most Significant Pieces Of New Information Is How The Confederates Were Successful In Influencing The History Of The Assassination.--book Jacket. Introduction: Come Retribution Revisited -- 1. Confederate Gold -- 2. The Organization Of Secret Service -- 3. The Greenhow Organization -- 4. Sage And The Destructionists -- 5. The Confederate Secret Service In Canada -- 6. April '65 -- Appendix A: Table Of Requests For Treasury Warrants For Secret Service Money -- Appendix B: Organization Of Private Warfare / B. J. Sage -- Appendix C: Bill To Establish A Bureau For Special And Secret Service. William A. Tidwell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This text examines the history of the Confederate Secret Service and its involvement in the assassination of President Lincoln. The author uses previously unknown records and traces the development of Confederate doctrine for the conduct of irregular warfare.