Spies Of The Civil War By WZHellHound Feb 1, 1861 Timothy Webster infiltrated a Baltimore, Maryland group planning to kill Lincoln Apr 12, 1861 The Begining of the Civil War May 7, 1861 Allen Pinkerton set up the first Union Spy ring called the Union Intellegence Service Period: May 7, 1861 to May 7, 1866 History of Spying in the Civil War Jul 4, 1861 Bell Boyd shot a Union soldier who attacked her household Jan 1, 1862 Belle Boyd began spying on the North for Stonewall Jackson Feb 7, 1862 Conferderate Signal Corps was established Apr 29, 1862 Timothy Webster was executed for being a spy May 7, 1862 Pinkerton leave the Union intellegnece agency after McClellan was fired from the Army Command May 15, 1862 Black Dispatches are created and used when William A Jackson gives information to the Union Army Oct 31, 1862 South create the Torpedo Bureau Aug 10, 1863 Miss Van Lew and her Richmond network of Union sympathizers helped two Union soldier escape from prison Mar 7, 1865 The Confederate Government creates the Secret Service to organize different spy opperations May 13, 1865 Civil War Ends May 7, 1866 LaFayette Baker was removed from the Intellgence agency after he was accussed of spying on Lincoln