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On this episode of Our American Stories, by 1864, the Confederacy was losing the Civil War on the battlefield. But hundreds of miles behind Union lines, Confederate agents were fighting a very different kind of war. Working out of secret bases in places like Montreal, they gathered intelligence, plotted acts of sabotage, worked with Northern antiwar activists, and searched for ways to disrupt the presidential election and ignite an uprising in the North. Some even considered an extraordinary target: Abraham Lincoln himself.

Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of The Unvanquished, shares the hidden history of the Confederate Secret Service and makes the case that its covert war ultimately became entangled with John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy against Lincoln. He also explains how the scouts, spies, raiders, and saboteurs of the Civil War later influenced Wild Bill Donovan as he helped build America's modern intelligence and special operations capabilities during World War II.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, by 1864, the Confederacy was losing the Civil War on the battlefield. But hundreds of miles behind Union lines, Confederate agents were fighting a very different kind of war. Working out of secret bases in places like Montreal, they gathered intelligence, plotted acts of sabotage, worked with Northern antiwar activists, and searched for ways to disrupt the presidential election and ignite an uprising in the North. Some even considered an extraordinary target: Abraham Lincoln himself. Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FUnvanquished-Lincolns-Special-Americas-Operations%2Fdp%2F080216286X%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fdib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZXDp0zj1IbsG-cDOvNODLgtJnakBKJ7BchWusl-8JRS3eygecj1q9-5Lf4lPAm5dtRgdv1n4U4MdVshS8LeAT6SsxqPmGZS72_jFhZObgQOckbpzI7L4nI8r7sJ9xQFHtBFpEh0FtZ4Si8iY_U-1HW-7oDzZSMzlsaw0kIfu3quvH2Mltnsmf6nToW4YUT5Bow57cSuJuBppqQvA4-X-cGbrkhrqz0um8t8lADotsDM.WMOjSflsn_4KUinasiA3Iz8LsY7EBAdWPMQZFdhybVw%26dib_tag%3Dse%26hvadid%3D778009925486%26hvdev%3Dc%26hvexpln%3D67%26hvlocphy%3D9013799%26hvnetw%3Dg%26hvocijid%3D1474389598535395506--%26hvqmt%3De%26hvrand%3D1474389598535395506%26hvtargid%3Dkwd-2303491003826%26hydadcr%3D22595_13821266%26keywords%3Dthe%2Bunvanquished%2Bpatrick%2Bo%2527donnell%26mcid%3D97df248d478e3c1a936558865d3ddedf%26qid%3D1788538578%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-1&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C92ba0247c45c4a06a7ff08df0aa02783%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639241355402555284%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4JfzVXkcLoCs3oqDlTucFqTZE6011p%2BkI%2FNc9rqsv%2F8%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" data-ogsc="">The Unvanquished</a>, shares the hidden history of the Confederate Secret Service and makes the case that its covert war ultimately became entangled with John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy against Lincoln. He also explains how the scouts, spies, raiders, and saboteurs of the Civil War later influenced Wild Bill Donovan as he helped build America's modern intelligence and special operations capabilities during World War II.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

The Confederate Secret Service's Secret Plot to Defeat Lincoln and Spark a Revolution

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