Confederate Army of Manhattan
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Confederate Army of Manhattan
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The Confederate Army of Manhattan was a group of eight Southern operatives who attempted to burn New York City on or after Evacuation Day, November 25, 1864, during the final stages of the American Civil War. In a plot orchestrated by Jacob Thompson, the operatives infiltrated Union territory by way of Canada and made their way to New York City. On Friday night, November 25, beginning around 8:45pm, the group attempted to simultaneously start fires in 19 hotels, a theater, and P. T. Barnum's Ame
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American Civil War spy unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Army_of_Manhattan
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2024-03-31T14:23:17Z
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