Touvestre stole plans for the ship & fled to DC. Upon seeing the plans & hearing her report, Union Navy sped up construction of its warship.
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Without Touvestre’s report the Virginia may have caused enough damage to the blockade to allow much needed European supplies to slip through
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John Scobell was a freed slave recruited by Union intel chief Allan Pinkerton to spy behind Confederate lines.
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Posing as a cook & laborer Scobell provided valuable intel about Confederate order of battle, status of supplies & troop morale.
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Scobell also worked w black community leaders to collect info on local conditions, fortifications, & troop dispositions.
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These are but a few examples of the amazing acts of bravery by black Americans during the Civil War. Read more here: http://1.usa.gov/1OAwgiT
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@CIA Current slaves are being repressed by invisible chains known as directed energy weapons. Please grow a pair and investigate!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CIA You should mention the historic career of CIA man Leutrell Osborne, Sr a black agent whose mother also worked for the CIA. In The 50'sThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CIA I know a Pakistani who works as a street sweeper outside of Russian embassy off of Wisconsin Av. He'll snitch for you all. Want his #?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CIA Why? Is Jim Judd dancing naked in my head?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CIA#InvisibleCryptogolist#NSA#CIA ...Sad so many do not know the shadow history of intelligence in the US ,including 1st CryptologistThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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