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Was Alan pinkerton a union spy?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Hardly.

His exaggerated estimate of enemy numbers played into Confederate hands, as it caused McClellan to delay his campaign so long that Lincoln said "If General McClellan does not wish to use the army, perhaps I may botrrow it for a while."

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