Spencer Kellogg Brown / His Life In Kansas And His Death As A Spy / 1842--1863 / As Disclosed In His Diary

Smith, George Gardner (ed)

Verlag: D. Appleton; NY; 380+ pp.; ; F-; 1903/1903/Pu, 1903

Beschreibung

Socolofsky=614____ Nevins=I-65____ Rader=517 ___Spencer Kellogg Brown and his family came to Osawatomie in 1855 and had experience with John Brown (no relation)._____ Most of the book deals with his adventures in the Civil War. _____ Nevins does not think highly of the account of his secret service duties in the Civil War. _____ There is light fraying to the spine ends and both endpapers are opening at the hinges. _____ ._____The following information was found at this site: __[ABE REDACTED]_____ "Spencer Kellogg Brown was born in Kansas, but left and traveled to Missouri._____ He ended up in St. Louis where he enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight against the violence in Missouri._____After he was honorably discharged from the Army, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving on the Essex._____ His espionage activity began in 1861 when he volunteered to collect information about shore batteries and the troop strength of the Confederates._____ Brown and his companion, a gentleman by the name of Trussel, boarded the Confederate ship the Charm under the pretense of being Union deserters._____ During their journey on the Charm they gathered as much information as they could about the Confederate ships and troops._____ The next part of their adventure occurred when they were once again put on land._____They helped with construction work until Brown was seen spending a lot of time by the river, observing._____ He was then arrested and sent to Fort Pillow, Tennessee._____ He was released on the impression that he was going to Corinth, Mississippi to join the CSA Army._____ He met and joined the 1st Louisiana Cavalry Volunteers, temporarily._____ He soon escaped and worked his way to the Union lines to speak to General Grant._____ There he shared the information that he had gathered on his journey._____ On August 15, 1862, he was arrested, taken to Richmond for trial, and sentenced to hang._____ On September 25, 1863 Spencer Kellogg Brown was hanged." ._____. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers R-44163

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Spencer Kellogg Brown / His Life In Kansas ...

Verlag: D. Appleton; NY; 380+ pp.; ; F-; 1903/1903/Pu

Erscheinungsdatum: 1903

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine