Why Was Enoch Crosby Was A Spy In The Revolutionary War
Enoch crosby was a spy in the revolutionary war before he was a spy he was a apprentice shoemaker fore 7 years and at age 23 he moved too danbury and became a shoe maker thare at the outbreak of the revolution he joined the american army he became ill and was sent home once he recovered he resumed trade as a shoe maker in september 1776 he was on his way too rejoin the army when a loyalist joined him and took him too his meeting thinking he was also a loyalist as soon as he fell asleep crosby snuck out and told the committee of safety in white plains a man named john jay who was a colonel was head of this committee. He sent crosby and a group of mounted rangers back to arrest them they surrounded them and captured them afterward he informed
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Enoch took this opportunity of gaining information. During the night he slipped away and immediately communicated this information to the Committee of Safety in White Plains. the committee was headed by John Jay. A group of mounted rangers, with Crosby as the guide, surrounded and captured the entire band of loyalists. He informed Colonel Jay of his desire to rejoin the army, but Jay sensed Crosby's peculiar ability and asked him to become a Secret Agent and join various bands of loyalists. This was probably the beginning of U.S. intelligence, and Crosby was the first Secret Agent of the U.S. Jay felt that "our greatest danger lies in our secret enemies. Jay said to crosby, A man of your special abilities is entitled to greater credit than a regular soldier." crosby then dedicated himself to years of suffering and sacrifice with that objective in mind.
His major focus was working as a shoe maker in the Neutral Ground -- the region between the Harlem River and the Pines Bridge on the Croton River. This area, the Neutral Ground, became a place of lawlessness by troops of both sides. It was here that the British "cowboys" and the American "skinners" operated and created the greatest risk for Crosby. He managed to gather lots of information which he transmitted to American
Enoch took this opportunity of gaining information. During the night he slipped away and immediately communicated this information to the Committee of Safety in White Plains. the committee was headed by John Jay. A group of mounted rangers, with Crosby as the guide, surrounded and captured the entire band of loyalists. He informed Colonel Jay of his desire to rejoin the army, but Jay sensed Crosby's peculiar ability and asked him to become a Secret Agent and join various bands of loyalists. This was probably the beginning of U.S. intelligence, and Crosby was the first Secret Agent of the U.S. Jay felt that "our greatest danger lies in our secret enemies. Jay said to crosby, A man of your special abilities is entitled to greater credit than a regular soldier." crosby then dedicated himself to years of suffering and sacrifice with that objective in mind.
His major focus was working as a shoe maker in the Neutral Ground -- the region between the Harlem River and the Pines Bridge on the Croton River. This area, the Neutral Ground, became a place of lawlessness by troops of both sides. It was here that the British "cowboys" and the American "skinners" operated and created the greatest risk for Crosby. He managed to gather lots of information which he transmitted to American