Death Piled Hard: A Tale of the Confederate Secret Services

by W. Patrick Lang

  Davis, Jefferson. President of the Confederate States of America.

  Davis, Varina Howell. His wife.

  Devereux, Charles Francis. Banker and father of Claude, Patrick and Jake,

  Devereux, Major Claude Crozet, Confederate States Army (CSA). In civilian life a banker at Alexandria, Virginia. (Hannibal). Also Colonel, US Volunteers.

  Devereux, Hope Prescott. Wife of Claude. A native of Boston, Massachusetts Devereux, Lieutenant Joachim Murat (Jake), CSA. Brother to Claude and Patrick. In civil life a classics scholar at the University of Virginia, currently serving with the 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment.

  Devereux, Patrick Henry. Claude’s brother, also a banker of Alexandria, Virginia

  Devereux, Marie Clotilde. Wife of Charles and mother of his sons. Devereux, Victoria. Patrick’s wife. Early, Major General Jubal Anderson, CSA. Commanding General of an infantry division in Longstreet’s Corps. Lee’s “Bad Old Man,” and one of the most underrated men in either army.

  Ellis, Jefferson. A clerk in Major Browning’s office.

  Farinelli, Major Marco Aurelio, USV. A foreign volunteer officer. A professional soldier.

  Ford, Major Wilson, Artillery, USA. A Regular Army officer assigned because of a disabling wound to the National Detective Bureau. Fowle, Captain William H., Jr. CSA. Yet another banker from Alexandria, commanding Company “H” (the gypsies) in the 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment.

  Galbraith, Lewis. Mayor of Alexandria under Union Army occupation.

  Grant, US. Lieutenant General, US Army. Commander of all United States ground forces.

  Hays, Alexander, Brigadier General, USV. An infantry brigade commander in the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac.

  Harrison, Lieutenant James, Signal Corps, CSA. An actor and also a scout.

  Herbert, Colonel Arthur, CSA. Commanding the 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment. A banker.

  Jackson, Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan, CSA. (Stonewall) Commander of the Second Army Corps of Lee’s army.

  Jenkins, Lieutenant Colonel Harry, CSA. A staff officer of the Confederate War Department Secret Service Bureau in Richmond, Virginia.

  Jourdain, Colonel Edouard, French Army.. The French military attaché at Washington, D.C.

  Kautz, Brigadier General August, US Army, Commander of a cavalry Division in the Union “Army of the James.”

  Kennedy, Lieutenant Frederick, CSA. Signal Corps

  Kruger, Father Willem, S.J. The pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church in Alexandria and Claude Devereux’s confessor. A native of the Netherlands.

  Lee, General Robert E., CSA. Commander of the Confederate Army’s District of Northern Virginia and the army of the same name.

  Lewis, Jim, CSA. A free man of color of Lexington, Virginia. Stonewall Jackson’s camp cook.

  Lincoln, Abraham. Sixteenth President of the United States. Longstreet, Lieutenant General James, CSA. Commanding General of the First Army Corps of The Army of Northern Virginia. (Lee’s army). An Army Corps was made up of three or more infantry divisions.

  Marshall, Major Charles, CSA. An officer of Lee’s staff

  Mayo, Joseph. Mayor of Richmond, Virginia.

  Meade, Major General George Gordon, USA. Commander of the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg. Mitchell, Major Johnston, USV. A volunteer officer assigned to Baker’s National Detective Bureau in New York City. A newspaper man in civilian life.

  Mosby, Major John Singleton, CSA. Partisan Commander of the 43rd.

  Neville, Major Robert, 60th Rifles. Assistant military Attache in the British Legation at Washington and an officer of British Intelligence.

  Pickett, Major General George E., CSA. Commanding General of an infantry division (about 5,000 men) in Longstreet’s First Corps.

  Quick, Master Sergeant John. (Johnny), US Army. Claude Devereux’s enlisted aide. Renfroe, Judge Caleb. An assistant Secretary of War in Washington. Ruth, Samuel. Superintendent of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad..

  Seventeenth Virginia Infantry Regiment, CSA. This is the “Alexandria Regiment”, an unusual Confederate army unit in that most of its members were urban people from the City of Alexandria, the District of Columbia or nearby Maryland. At full strength it would have had more than nine hundred riflemen formed into nine companies. The companies came from the pre-war Virginia militia or were created for the war. They included two companies raised from among the Irish immigrant parishioners of St. Mary’s in Alexandria. Their priest blessed their flags at the altar there.

  Sharpe, Colonel George, USV. Chief intelligence officer, Federal “Army of the Potomac” and later of all US Army forces.

  Simpson, Major Robert, CSA. Second in Command of the 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Smoot, Sergeant Isaac, CSA. A soldier of Mosby’s Rangers. Stanton, Edwin. Secretary of War of the United States.

  Stuart, Major General J.E.B., CSA. Commanding General of the Cavalry Division of Lee’s army. Stuart’s men usually numbered about 6,000 sabers.

  Venable, Major Charles, CSA. An officer of Lee’s staff.

  White, Bill, CSA. A member of the Devereux household now serving as lead teamster of the 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment.

  White, Betsy. Cook in the Devereux household and wife and mother to all the Whites.

  White, Sergeant George, Jr., United States Colored Troops (2nd USCT Cavalry Regiment). Bill White’s older brother

  White, George. Butler of the Devereux household, and father of the White brothers.

  “Snake” Davis, CSA. An Alexandria man serving as head cook of Company “H”, 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment.