A thorough discussion of the formation and use of the Jessie scouts who were mainly cavalrymen who gathered intelligence. Dressed as Confederate soldiers, they were used extensively by General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Campaign.

Concepts

civil war

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Additional Tags

civil war scouts, civil war spies, jessie scouts, john fremont, philip sheridan, shenandoah campaign

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)