Packet 5: Tossup 2

A spy in this conflict drowned during a pursuit because she was weighed down by the gold she had (15[1])sewn under her clothes. Charlotte “Lottie” Moon was caught smuggling during this conflict and put under house arrest by an opposing officer whom she had abandoned at the altar. (15[2])A spy ring led by Thomas Jordan during this conflict included Belle Boyd (15[1])and (15[1])Rose (15[2])Greenhow. (15[4])During this (15[1])conflict, (15[1]-5[1])Thomas (15[1])Dudley worked to stop (*) blockade-running ships organized by James Bulloch’s (10[1])spy ring in Liverpool. (10[6])Diplomats (10[3])James (10[1])Mason (10[3])and (10[4])John (10[1])Slidell (10[1])were captured (10[1])during (10[1])this (-5[1])conflict by Charles Wilkes. (10[2])During this conflict, a commander was able to stop an invasion after finding Special Order (10[1])191 warped around a cigar. (10[1])For 10 points, name this conflict where spies helped P. G. T. Beauregard win the (10[1])First Battle of Bull Run. ■END■ (10[2])

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