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Index for A Spy for the Union: The Life and Execution of Timothy Webster
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Aberdeen, Md. 144
Abingdon, Va. 106, 172-73
Accomack County, Va. 92, 99, 153-56, 166, 167
Adams, --- 155
Alabama 50, 60
Albany, N.Y. 55
Alexander, Captain --- 104
Alexandria, Va. 86, 151
Allen's Eating Saloon 88, 151
Allen's Fresh, Md. 90, 170
American Civil War 6, 68, 135
American Party 16
American Telegraph Company 57
Anatomy Act of 1832 29
Annette Travis's brothel 53
Antietam 134
Arkansas 50
Army of the Potomac 80, 101, 133-34, 159
Astor Place Riot 16
Bagby, George 148
Ball, (of Ball's Farm) --- 154-55
Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser 103
Baltimore, Md. 25, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55-56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64-66, 68, 76, 85, 86-88, 87, 90, 92, 98, 100, 101,
103-4, 144-45, 149, 151, 153, 155, 156, 164, 165, 166, 172
Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. 65, 86, 87, 145, 151
Bangs, George H. 25, 25-27, 30, 34, 137
Barr's Saloon 52
Baugh, Richard D. 79, 148, 149
Bayside Road, Accomack County, Va. 153
Beale, Joseph B. 75
Beals, Major --- 117
Beauregard, Pierre G.T. 155-56, 162, 165, 178-79, 181, 182
Benedict, Md. 90
Benjamin, Judah P. 6, 94, 106, 107, 159, 172, 175, 182-83
Bissell, Josiah W. 43-48
Blake, Thomas 9
Booth, John Wilkes 58
Bowen, John 95-96, 159-60
Bowling Green, Ky. 75, 106-7, 172, 174, 175-78, 182
Bradley, Cyprus P. 43-44, 45-47, 48
Bradley, William H. 47
Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa 43
Bragg, Braxton 176
Bragg, Charles 97, 161
Brainard, Daniel 34
Breckinridge, John C. 50
Bridgman, Samuel 190n10
Briggs, John H. 16-21, 139-43
Bristol, Va. 178
Brook Station, Va. 97, 98, 156, 162, 164, 165, 166, 183
Brown, George William 90
Brown, John 23, 49-50
Brownlow, Jim 149
Brownlow, William Gannaway 149, 173
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig 149
Buffalo, N.Y. 55
Bull Run, First Battle of 85, 162, 165
Bull Run, Va. 79, 97, 148, 161, 180
Burke, William 29
Burton, Dr. --- 77
Butler, Charles 88
Cabbagetown, N.J. 9
California 104, 108, 169, 183
Calvert, John S. 148
Camden and Amboy Railroad 8
Cameron, Simon 85
Camp Anderson 149
Camp Boone 147
Camp Chatham 149
Camp Cummings 149
Camp Lee, Richmond, Va. 130
Camp Rector 77
Camp Sneed 149
Camp Trousdell 149
Campbell, William 94-97, 98, 106, 126, 159-61, 163-64, 172, 173, 174
Caphart, John 130
Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 66
Capitol Square, Richmond, Va. 94, 115
Carter, Artemus 29
Cary, Major --- 154
Cashmeyer, Philip 126
Castle Godwin 125, 126
Cave City, Ky. 177
Central America 52
Centreville, Va. 97-98, 101, 107, 155, 160, 161-63, 164, 178, 179-81, 182
Chadwick, Walter E. 43-45, 46-47, 48
Chapin, John P. 47
Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. 88, 152
Charleston, S.C. 25, 65, 68, 145, 166
Charlotte Hall, Md. 90
Charlottesville, Va. 178
Chartism 22
Chattanooga, Tenn. 77, 79, 106, 113, 116, 149, 172, 173, 174, 182
Cherrystone Lighthouse 92, 154, 156, 167
Chesapeake Bay 89, 92, 99, 165, 171
Chestertown, Md. 100, 155
Chicago, Ill. 5, 23, 25, 26, 29, 35, 38, 40, 41, 44, 47, 48, 72, 133, 134; Great Chicago Fire 25
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad 40, 44
Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 33
Chicago Cemetery 29-31, 33; map of 36
Chicago Courthouse and City Hall 37
Chicago Daily Times 34
Chicago River 33
Cincinnati, Ohio 54, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80, 147, 149, 150
City Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. 149, 174
Clackner, George 119-20, 122
Clark Street, Chicago, Ill. 33
Clarksville, Tenn. 75, 76, 147
Claude Melnotte as a Detective, and Other Stories 25
Cleburne, Patrick R. 175-76, 177
Cleveland, Ohio 54
Cleveland, Tenn. 106, 174
Cobb Neck, Md. 105, 110, 170-71, 183
Coffin, William H. 99, 165-66
Columbus, Ohio 54
Columbus, Tenn. 178
Confederate States of America 50, 68, 73, 94, 125, 129; map of 83
Connor, Lieutenant --- 79, 148
Constitutional Guards 52
Cook, Burton C. 44
Cook County 23, 44
Cooper, James 94
Cooper, William 94
Corinth, Miss. 149
Corsica 52
Cridland, John Frederick 126
Crump, Charles A. 92-93, 99, 102, 157, 166, 167
Crystal Palace Exhibition 5, 13-14
Crystal Palace, New York, N.Y. 5, 13, 14, 15, 26
Cuckold Creek, Md. 105, 170
Cumberland Gap, Tenn. 149
Cumberland River 147, 174
Curtin, Andrew G. 57
Daly, Charles P. 19
Dart, John? 47
Davenport, Iowa 39-40, 41, 42, 43
Davies, Harry W. 51, 53-54, 136
Davis, Jefferson 40, 68, 127, 129, 131, 171
Davis, Varina 129
De Voe, Ely 59-61, 62-64
Dearborn, Luther 23
Delaware and Raritan Canal 8
Democratic Party 10, 50
Dempsey, --- 97-98, 161, 162
Dennis, Paul H. 44, 47
Department of Ohio 72
Detroit, Mich. 26
Dexter, Wirt 189n19
District of Columbia 104-5; map of 93
Dix, Dorothea 57
Douglas, Stephen A. 43, 50
Douglass, Frederick 23
Dred Scott decision 39
Drummondtown, Va. 100, 153-54
Dublin, Va. 178
Dumfries, Va. 106, 171-72, 176, 178, 183, 184
Dundee, Ill. 23
E Street, Washington, D.C. 86, 151
E. W. Clark & Bro. 26
Earl, John 86, 101-2, 151
Eastville, Va. 92, 99-100, 153-54, 156, 171
Effie Afton 41
Ellis, --- 66-67, 145-46
Equitable Life Assurance Society 133
Evans, General --- 160-61, 162, 163-64, 165
Evansport, Va. 165, 178, 183
Evergreen, Calif. 136
Exchange Hotel 114
Fairhaven, Md. 89
Fauquier County, Va. 97, 155, 161
FBI Criminal Identification Bureau 134-35
Felton, Samuel 50-51, 55
Ferrandini, Cipriano 52-53, 55, 58, 59
Finncan, James 30, 33-34
Finney, Colonel --- 154
First Arkansas Regiment 107, 175, 176-77
First Maryland Regiment 97, 107, 161, 162, 164-65, 179, 181-82
First Tennessee Regiment 176
Fishel, Edwin C. 80-1
Fisher, --- 154, 167
Fletcher, S. D. 94
Flint, J. C. 45
Florida 50
Floyd, John B. 172
Ford, James 94
Forrester, Captain --- 183
Fort Claiborne 148
Fort Dover 147
Fort Henry 147
Fort McHenry 103
Fort Monroe 133, 157, 158
Fort Sumter 68
Forward, --- 65, 145
Fox River 23
Franciscus, George C. 57
Frank, Whitney 45, 46
Fredericksburg, Va. 98, 105-6, 108, 111, 156, 159, 164, 165-66, 171, 183
Friendship, Md. 89
Front Street, Memphis, Tenn. 79
Gage, George W. 47
Garland, Samuel 149
Gay, Alexander see Imbert, Jules
Georgia 50
Glasgow, Scotland 22
Gloucester Point, Va. 92-93, 99, 155, 156-58, 165, 166-67
Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland 22
Gordonsville, Va. 178, 179
Grand Junction, Tenn. 77, 79, 149
Grave robbing, 5, 29, 38
Great Britain 125
Great Miami River 73
Green, Russell 29, 33
Greenville, Tenn. 173
Grove Wharf, Va. 94, 155, 158
Gull, Jim 151
H Street, Washington, D.C. 168
Hague, Va. 183
Hamilton, Mich. 26
Hardee, William J. 79, 148, 178
Hare, William 29
Harpers Ferry, Va. 49-50, 86, 89, 151, 152
Harris, Isham G. 175, 177
Harris, James 175-77
Harrisburg, Pa. 55, 56
Haskill, Colonel --- 65, 144
Haven, Carlos 44
Havre-de-Grace, Md. 67, 146
Hays, Captain --- 60
Hazzard, --- 98-99, 164-65
Henrico County Jail 122, 123-24, 124
Herndon, Dr. --- 104, 108-9, 169, 183
Hicks, Thomas H. 54
Hill, --- 78, 148
Hill, Captain --- 165
Hillard, Otis K. 53-54, 55
Hindman, Thomas C. 177
Hoge, Moses D. 130, 132
Holmes, Theophilus H. 97, 98-99, 108-9, 156, 162, 164-65, 181, 183
Hop-Yard Landing, Va. 183
Hop-Yard Wharf, Va. 105, 171
Howard House 65, 145
Howard, James R. 30
Humboldt, Tenn. 77-78, 147
Hunt, James C. 148
Hurd, Jacob 41
I Street, Washington, D.C. 85
Illinois 5, 6, 22, 72, 137
Illinois Central Railroad 24, 28, 72, 169
Imbert, Jules 5, 25-27
Indiana 22, 72
Indianapolis, Ind. 54
Iowa 42, 45
Ireland 10, 111, 125
Jackson, Andrew 7, 10
Jackson, Claiborne F. 79, 149
Jackson, Tenn. 77, 190n10
Jackson, Thomas J. 176, 182
James, --- 167
James River 94, 155, 158, 159
January, Derrick A. 47
Johnson, Lieutenant --- 158
Johnson, Sidney E. 175-76, 177, 178
Johnston, Joseph E. 155-56, 160, 161, 162, 163, 178, 181, 182
Jones, John B. 95, 98, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 182
Jonesboro, Tenn. 173
Judd, Norman B. 41, 55-57, 56, 64, 72
Juka Camp 149
Kane County, Ill. 23
Kane, George P. 88, 152
Kane, John 100, 154
Kansas 39
Kansas Nebraska Act 39, 49
Keen, Captain --- 66-67, 144, 145-46
Kentucky 73, 74, 80, 147; map of 109
Key West, Fla. 25
Knights of Liberty 90
Knights of the Golden Circle 52, 90
Knox, Joseph 41, 44
Knoxville, Tenn. 79-80, 106, 107, 147, 149, 172, 173-74, 178
Lake Michigan 31, 46
Lake Street, Chicago, Ill. 35
Lamon, Ward 57
Lee, Robert E. 49
Leesburg, Va. 98, 160, 163, 165
Leonard, James 14
Leonardtown, Md. 90, 105, 169, 170-71
Lewis, Hattie 51, 65-66, 75, 86, 88, 102, 111, 114, 115-16, 122, 126, 127, 128, 129-30, 131, 132-33, 136, 145, 152
Lewis, James T. 148
Lewis, Pryce 13, 75, 100, 111-26, 114, 127-28, 132, 133, 136, 137, 190n10; map drawn by 124
Lincoln, Abraham 5, 41, 50, 52, 53, 54-58, 55, 59, 60, 65, 66, 67, 68, 72, 83-84, 101, 118, 129, 134, 136, 144, 145; letter to 70, 71
Loudon Railroad Bridge 149
Loudon, Tenn. 174
Louisiana 50
Louisville and Nashville Railroad 177
Louisville, Ky. 75, 78, 80, 147, 149-50
Lowenbach, Joseph 94
Lowenbach, Lewis 94
Luckett, James H. 51-52, 59
Lynchburg, Va. 106, 107, 172, 174, 178
Maddox, Joseph H. 104
Magruder, John B. 93-94, 99, 157, 158, 165-66, 167
Main Street, Memphis, Tenn. 78
Main Street, Richmond, Va. 117, 120, 122, 148
Manassas, Va. 79, 88, 95-96, 101, 107, 148, 152, 154, 155, 159-61, 162, 163, 172, 176, 178, 179, 180-81, 182
Marshall, --- 92, 99, 156-57, 166-67
Martinsburg, Va. 98, 163
Mary Washington 89
Maryland 50, 51, 53, 54, 59, 67, 85, 86, 94, 98-99, 105, 107, 146, 151, 154, 160, 164, 165, 166, 167, 171, 183; map of 93, 108
Matsell, George W. 15, 16-17, 18-19, 21
McAllister, William 44, 47
McCann, Michael 18, 19, 21
McClellan, George B. 6, 72, 73, 80, 83-84, 85, 91, 97, 101, 104, 108, 110, 112, 113, 114, 116, 128, 133-34, 153, 169, 183
McClellan, Mary Ellen 84
McClernand, John A. 134
McCubbin, Samuel 116-18, 120, 121-22
McCulloch, Benjamin 79, 148, 176, 182
McDowell, Irvin 85
McGee, Joseph H. 103
McKellar, William 17, 18, 19, 21, 139, 140, 143
McMullen, Augustine L. 125-26, 127
McPhail, James L. 103
Melodeon Concert Hall 60
Memphis, Tenn. 74-75, 76, 77-78, 79, 80, 128, 147-48, 159
Mercer County, N.J. 8
Merrill, --- 86-88, 151
Mexican-American War 10, 176
Mexico 52
Micheal, James 67, 145-46
Michigan 22
Michigan Street, Chicago, Ill. 34
Mill Creek, Md. 170-71
Miller's Hotel 86, 88, 89, 102, 103, 152
Milliken, Isaac L. 34
Mississippi 50
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad 40
Mississippi River 39, 40, 42
Missouri 79, 148-49
Monmouth County, N.J. 9
Monroe Creek 105, 109, 171, 183
Montreal, Canada 23, 26-27
Monumental Hotel 115, 117
Morris, J. W. J. 105, 170
Morton, Elizabeth 113, 119
Morton, Jackson 113, 119
Morton, William Chase 119-21
Morton family (of Jackson and Elizabeth) 113, 122, 124, 125
Mossy Creek, Tenn. 173
Mound City, Tenn. 77, 78, 148
Mouse Creek, Tenn. 174
Municipal Police Act 12
Murfreesboro, Tenn. 149
Myers, --- 147
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad 149
Nashville, Tenn. 73-74, 80, 106-7, 149, 164, 172, 173, 174-75, 178
Nassau Street, Princeton, N.J. 11
National Hotel 78, 147
National Volunteers 53, 59-61, 63
New Albany, Indiana 80, 150
New Hampshire 169
New Jersey 6
New Madrid, Mo. 149
New York, N.Y. 9, 12-14, 16, 25, 50, 55, 133
New York City Hall 18
New York Herald 17
New York Police Department 5, 12-13, 13, 14-15, 16-17, 21
New York Times 17, 18, 19, 102
Newhaven, England 7
North Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 33
North Carolina 50
North Hampton County, Va. 92, 153-56
North Western Police Agency see Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Oak Hall, Va. 154
Occoquan, Va. 181
Offutt, John F. C. 94
O'Grady, --- 30, 31-33
Ohio 72, 73
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad 78, 147
Ohio River 73, 147
Old Capitol Prison 133
Onarga, Ill. 23-24, 42, 136, 137
Orange and Alexandria Railroad 179, 180-81
Orange Courthouse 178
Oregon 10
Parker, Captain --- 99, 165-66
Peck, Lieutenant --- 149
Peninsula Bank of Detroit 26
Peninsula Campaign 6, 84, 133
Pennsylvania Railroad 57
Perry Street, Davenport, Iowa 43
Perrymansville, Md. 51, 54, 64, 65, 66-67, 144, 145
Petersburg Railroad Depot, Richmond, Va. 182
Petersburg, Va. 148, 182
Philadelphia, Pa. 51, 55, 72
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad 50, 144
Pillow, Gideon 73, 78, 79, 147-48, 149, 175
Pinkerton, Allan 10, 24, 45, 49, 60, 63-64, 75, 84, 127, 131, 134; as author 25, 30, 75, 119; Civil War service 6, 68-74, 78, 80, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90-91, 97, 100, 101, 103, 104-5, 110, 111-14, 116, 117, 122, 126, 128-29, 133-34, 151, 152; Claude Melnotte as a Detective, and Other Stories 25; Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches 30; death of 135; early years 22-23; guilt over Webster's death 137; head of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency 22, 23, 25-26, 29, 30-33, 45, 47, 134-35; investigating plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln 5-6, 50-53, 54-57, 59, 64-65, 136, 144-45; letters from 70, 71; meeting Webster 5, 14; The Spy of the Rebellion 51, 69-71, 72, 74-76, 77, 86, 88-91, 101-3, 111-12, 119, 122, 124-25, 126; reports to General McClellan 153-84
Pinkerton, Joan (Carfrae) 22-23, 24
Pinkerton, William 23
Pinkerton & Co. see Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency 5, 21, 22, 23, 24-25, 26, 27-28, 29, 30, 38, 41-42, 44, 68-69, 75, 133, 134-35
Pittsburgh, Pa. 54, 72
Planter's Hotel 164
Polk, Leonidas E. 78, 147-48, 175
Port Royal Sound, South Carolina 166
Potomac River 104, 105, 110, 116, 117, 165, 166, 170-71, 172, 181, 183
Price, J. H. 98, 99-100, 115-16, 119, 153, 154, 155, 164, 166, 167
Prince Frederick, Md. 90
Princess Anne, Md. 100, 155
Princeton, N.J. 8-9, 11
Pryer, Roger A. 148
Quinlan, Martin 29-30, 33-34, 38
R. K. Swift, Brothers & Johnson 25-26
Rambaut, --- 148
Randolph, Tenn. 148
Rappahannock River 105, 165, 171, 183
Rector, Henry M. 176
Rehobeth, Md. 100, 155
Republican Party 50
Resurrectionists 29, 38
Richmond, Va. 6, 80, 84, 85, 88, 91, 92, 94-95, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102, 104, 105-6, 107, 111, 112-15, 117, 119, 122, 124, 128, 131, 133, 135, 137, 149, 152, 155-57, 158-60, 163-64, 166, 167, 168, 169, 171, 172, 174, 175, 182, 183
Richmond Dispatch 94, 115, 116, 122, 127, 128, 131, 132
Richmond Examiner 131-32
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad 156
Richmond House, Chicago, Ill. 44, 45, 47
Ritchie, William 148
Rock Island Argus 39-40
Rock Island Bridge 5, 39-41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47-48
Rock Island Bridge Company 41, 46
Rock Island, Illinois 39-40, 44, 46, 47
Romney, Va. 182
Ross, Anthony P. 94
Routzahn, L. H. 163
Rowley, Bob 78, 147, 148
Rucker, Edward A. 35-38
Rush Medical College 34
Russellville, Tenn. 173
St. Louis, Mo. 25, 26, 27, 40, 48, 78, 148
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce 43, 44, 45, 47
St. Mary's County, Md. 164
St. Michael (church) 8, 9
Salisbury, Md. 100, 155
Sampson, Tom 6, 59-64, 63
Sanders, --- 154, 155
Sanford, Henry 57
Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md. 88, 152
Scobell, John 75
Scotland 22, 29
Scott, Joseph 94
Scott, Roger B. 79, 148
Scott, William H. 90, 92, 114, 119, 133, 136, 150, 156
Scott, Winfield 57, 72, 73, 80, 101
Scully, John 88-90, 111-12, 113-23, 124-26, 127-28, 132, 133, 136, 137, 152, 195n1
Scully, Julia 111, 133
Second Street, Davenport, Iowa 43
The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War 80-81
Seely, Colonel --- 78-79, 147-48
Seward, William 118
Shelltown, Md. 100, 154, 155
Sherrington, --- 60, 64-65, 144-45
Sherwood Hotel 64, 65, 145
Sickles, Daniel 165
Slaughter, Montgomery 98, 164-65
Slayden, Alexander 88, 151-52
Sloan, Sam 86, 88-89, 90, 101, 103, 151, 152
Sly, --- 149
Smith, Charles 99, 100
Smith, Lewis 94
Smith, William 96, 154-55, 160, 167
Snow Hill, Va. 155
South Carolina 50
South Street, Baltimore, Md. 52
Spotswood Hotel 94, 95, 98, 114, 158, 164
Springer, --- 54, 65-66, 144, 145
Springfield, Ill. 54
The Spy of the Rebellion 51, 72, 75
Stanton, Edwin 129
Stanton, O. C. 123-24
State Street, Chicago, Ill. 35, 46
Stebbins, Charles 148
Stein, E. H. 105, 122, 128
Steuart, George H. 162, 181-82
Stiltz, Daniel R. 88-89, 152
Street, Colonel --- 152
Swift, Richard K. 26
Taylor, --- 54, 144
Taylor, Captain --- 183
Taylor's Saloon 67, 146
Tennessee 50, 73, 74, 80, 101, 147, 173; map of 109
Tennessee River 147
Texas 50
Thom, Dr. --- 154
Tillman, Colonel --- 147
Toledo, Ohio 54
Tracy, John F. 44, 45, 47
Trenton, N.J. 55
Tucker, William 19-20, 141-43
Turner, William H. H. 52-53
Twain, Mark 14
Union see United States of America
Union City, Tenn. 78, 147, 148
Union Station, Tenn. 173
United Kingdom 29
United States House of Representatives 41, 53
United States of America 6, 7, 10, 16, 29, 39, 48, 49-50, 51, 52, 67, 68, 101, 129, 133, 137, 146; map of 83
United States Supreme Court 39, 48
Van Arman, John 189n19
Virginia 50, 80, 86, 89, 90, 92, 101, 104, 105, 133, 151, 153, 155, 156, 164, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177; map of 83, 93, 108, 109
Virginia (Steamboat) 171
Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 46
Wales 111, 125
Walker, James 189n19
Walker, Van Arman, and Dexter 44, 189n19
Walling, George Washington 60, 61-62
Walnut Street House 150
Warne, Kate 51, 55, 57, 136
Warrenton, Va. 97, 98, 155, 161, 163, 178, 179
Warsaw, Ill. 23
Washington, D.C. 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 60, 61, 63, 65, 67, 72, 80, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 100, 101, 104-5, 110, 111, 113, 114, 116, 119, 120-21, 122, 128-29, 133, 144, 145, 148, 151, 152, 155, 156, 163, 168, 169, 170, 183
Washington Star 104-5
Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. 46 Washington's Farm, Va. 105, 171
Washington's Farm, Va. 105, 171
Webster, Charlotte (Sprowls) 9, 10, 12, 39, 135-36, 135
Webster, Daniel 8, 12
Webster, Eleanor 12
Webster, Elizabeth 8
Webster, Esther 7-8
Webster, Eva Lewes 39, 135-36
Webster, Fanny 8
Webster, Frances 7-8, 9
Webster, Godfrey 7
Webster, Helen 8, 23-24
Webster, James 7, 12
Webster, Jonathan 7-8
Webster, Maria 7-8
Webster, Mary 7-8
Webster, Samuel 7-8
Webster, Sarah 9
Webster, Timothy (II) ii, 51; arrest and confinement 126, 128-30, 133; as New York City police officer 5, 12-21; as private detective 5, 23, 24-28; as railroad detective 5, 27-28; as Union spy 6, 69-83, 85-104, 105-11, 122, 136, 147-84; body of 131, 137; confined to bed in Richmond 115-17, 118, 119-20, 122, 133; description of 51, 69-70; court martial of 127-28; early life 6, 7-11, 185n2; execution 130, 136-37; family life 6, 12, 23-24, 39, 42, 135-36; grave 137; investigating grave robberies 5, 30-31, 33-34; investigating plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln 5-6, 51, 54, 64-67, 136, 144-46; investigating plot to destroy Rock Island Bridge 5, 39, 41-44, 47; letter delivered to Abraham Lincoln 70, 71; marriage 6; meets Allan Pinkerton 5; missing 111, 112, 114-15; reaction to execution of 131-32; reports of 27, 81, 82, 85, 144-52; saving Tom Sampson and Ely De Voe 61-64; testimony in front of New York City Board of Alderman 17-21, 139-43; tracking Jules Imbert 25-26; witness in Scully's defense 124-25.
Webster, Timothy Sr. 7-8, 10, 23-24, 42
Webster, Timothy (III) 9, 136, 137; grave of 137
West Indies 25, 52
West Point, Va. 99, 166
West Virginia 50; map of 83, 109
Wheeler Gap, Tenn. 149
Wheeling, Va. 73
White Beer Brewery 64-65, 144-45
White, Captain --- 154
Wight, J. Pierson 94
Willard's Hotel 61, 63, 64
Williams, Charles D. C. 51, 59-60, 64-65, 136, 144, 145, 190n10
Wilmington, N.C. 25, 155
Wilson, --- 155
Wilson, Henry 104
Winchester, Va. 97, 98, 159, 162, 163, 166, 181
Winder, John H. 95, 104, 108, 116, 117-18, 118, 120-22, 126, 131, 159, 160, 164, 169, 182-83
Winder, William 104, 108, 168-70, 183
Wisconsin 22
Wise, Henry A. 172
Wise, Tully 100, 153, 154, 167
Woodbridge, George 129, 130
Woodruff, Lewis B. 21
World Building, New York, N.Y. 133
Worsham House 77, 78, 148
Wright and Currier's livery stable 34
York, Eli 34-38
York River 93, 99, 155, 156, 157, 158, 166
Yorktown, Va. 93-94, 128, 133, 155, 157, 158, 166