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Author Kerbey, J. O. (Joseph Orton), -1913.

Title The boy spy; : a substantially true record of events during the war of the rebellion. The only practical history of war telegraphers in the field .. thrilling scenes of battles, captures and escapes / by Major J. O. Kerbey..

Publication Info. Chicago ; New York [etc.] : Belford, Clarke & co., 1889.

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Description 1 online resource (587 pages).
Series Civil War Espionage anthology
Civil War Espionage anthology.
BiblioBoard Core module.
Note Original document: Book.
Summary Kerbey's bookℓThe Boy Spy describes an often overlooked aspect of espionage: the transmission of coded messages. He details the "history of war telegraphers in the field" and provides "a full account of the mysteries of signalling by flags, torches, and rockets."ℓ
Note GMD: electronic resource.
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service.
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