Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Secretary Stanton” in chapter 2 of The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service.:
...on suspected, and presently known, that many men most useful as purveyors of information had been shrewd enough to gain the confidence, accept the pay, and become the informants of both sides.
Even Secretary Stanton was sometimes hoodwinked, as in the case of the confidential adviser he recommended to Sheridan in the fall of 1864.
In the early years of the war the soldiers were so mystified by the pecul...
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