Thomas Jordan
Thomas Jordan (
September 30,
1819 -
November 27,
1895), born in Luray Valley, Virginia, was a
spy in the
American Civil War. In 1840, he graduated from the
United States Military Academy. He entered the
army as second lieutenant of the
Third infantry, in garrison at
Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and fought in the war against the
Seminole Indians. He started an embryonic spy network in
Washington, D.C as early as 1860, which was active during the Civil War.
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