Another issue that was hampering secret-service agents was commanders’ growing reliance on enemy deserters and prisoners alone, not just as one facet to a larger picture. Often reports from these sources told of failing Confederate morale, a notion that helped wrongly fuel military decisions, especially Grant’s. One primary example of this was Grant’s reliance of […]
Interesting series of articles. I like the description of how Grant could get away with substituting initiative for intelligence for a while, but ultimately benefitted from intelligence.
Interesting series of articles. I like the description of how Grant could get away with substituting initiative for intelligence for a while, but ultimately benefitted from intelligence.