Identifying Supporting Details
What information did Van Lew relay to Union army
commanders? Check all that apply.
In hushed tones, she talked to the men about where they
had been and what they had seen and heard. The more
she listened to the prisoners, the more she realized that
they possessed information that could be of value to the
Union army. Alert federal soldiers took notice of rebel
troop strength and movement. They recognized who
commanded which rebel armies. Overhearing
conversations of the Confederates who captured and
transported them to prison often offered insight into the
morale of the rebel troops. As any good spy will do, Van
Lew listened attentively to the information the soldiers
provided, and then, with the help of the Richmond
underground, she passed it on to Union army
commanders.
--- The Dark Game,
Paul Janeczko
how long the prisoners stayed
where the prisoners had been
who commanded which rebel armies
the morale of rebel troops
where the rebel troops were headed
what the Richmond underground was