print email comment close Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence During the Civil War URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/black-dispatches/index.html Description: This site highlights the contributions made by African Americans to the intelligence efforts of the Union during the Civil War, describing the work of several slaves, both male and female, who acted as intelligence agents. According to the author, "Black Dispatches was a common term used among Union military men for intelligence on Confederate forces provided by Negroes." Article originally published in the CIA journal Studies in Intelligence. Author: Rose, P. K. Publisher: United States. Central Intelligence Agency Extra Keywords Harriet Tubman, George Scott, John Scobell, Robert Smalls Library of Congress Subject Headings: African Americans -- History Spies -- History United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American LII Database Information: Record 939 created by Stewart Shaw on 10/09/2001 Last modification on 05/26/2007 Published: 10/09/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/939