Round 4: 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. A spy ring led by Thomas Jordan during this conflict included Belle Boyd and (15[1])Rose Greenhow. (15[1])During this conflict, Thomas Dudley worked to stop (*) blockade-running ships organized by James Bulloch’s spy ring in Liverpool. Diplomats James Mason and (10[1])John Slidell were captured during this conflict by Charles Wilkes. During this conflict, a commander was able to stop an invasion after finding Special Order 191 warped around a cigar. For 10 points, name this conflict where spies helped P. G. T. Beauregard win the First Battle of Bull Run. ■END■

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