2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Spies, Slaves, and Secrets of the Civil War with Robert Hilliard

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In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH!

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Developed from research for his historical novel In Freedom’s Shadow, author Robert Hilliard will present a program on Spies, Slaves, and Secrets of the Civil War. This discussion will highlight a number of well-known, and some not so well-known operatives who served both armies during the Civil War.

The program will also cover the factors that led to a large number of spies in place throughout the war, as well as the espionage technology of the era. More specifically, the program will focus on the contributions of escaped slaves as a valued source of information to the U.S. Army, as well as active agents of intelligence-gathering who served undercover in the Confederacy.


Award-winning author Robert Hilliard has written on sports, history, and the outdoors for over three decades. Rob wrote for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and other outlets such as Pennsylvania Wildlife and Pittsburgh History Magazine.

After contributing to a Beaver County history anthology entitled Rivers of Destiny, Rob wrote his first book, A Season on the Allegheny, focusing on Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest. Rob’s first novel, the historical espionage thrilled In Freedom’s Shadow, won a 2024 International Firebird Book Award for African American Fiction, and a Spring 2024 PenCraft Book Award for Historical Fiction.

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