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Civil War Spies: Allan Pinkerton

Civil War Spies: Allan Pinkerton

Stuff You Missed in History Class

June 27, 201120m 33s

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Allan Pinkerton fell into detective work when he discovered a gang of counterfeiters in Illinois. In 1861, he helped thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, which may have led Lincoln to later tap Pinkerton to organize the first Union espionage.

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