Culper Spy Ring Map

Robert townsend november 25 1753 march 7 1838 was a member of the culper ring during the american revolutionhe operated in new york city with the aliases samuel culper jr and 723 and gathered information as a service to general george washingtonhe is one of the least known operatives in the spy ring once demanding that abraham woodhull samuel culper never tell his name to.

Culper spy ring map. Tweet female spy in the american revolution a group of spies known as the culper spy ring operated from 1778 to 1780 in an intricate network from british occupied new york city to setauket long island north to connecticut and then west to george washingtons headquarters at newburgh new york. It was so elaborate that at times it acted to their detriment. The way it worked is this. Tyler it happened in setauket.

At the three village historical society you can learn about the areas rich and fascinating past in creative and engaging ways. Robert townsend aaron woodhull austin roe anna strong and caleb brewster made up this ring and the code name for it was samuel culper. The culper ring was an american revolutionary war spy ring organized by major benjamin tallmadge set up in 1778 during the british occupation of new york citythe name culper was suggested by george washington taken from culpeper county virginiathe two leaders were abraham woodhull and robert townsend using the aliases of samuel culper sr and samuel culper jr respectively. Tallmadge was to take all precautions that this ring would be extremely secret.

Military spy ring members culper ring code letters mapsrouting sources the culper code book was used by the culper spy ring to send coded messages to george washingtons headquarters during the revolutionary war. In order to pass information from new york city to george washington in up state new york without being caught the culpers created an elaborate scheme. As townsend gathered information about the british soldiers in. So whether your interests lie with the american indians who first called this region home general washingtons culper spy ring or stony brook university you are sure to find a program or publication at the three village historical society that satisfies your.

In november 1778 george washington appointed major benjamin tallmadge as director of military intelligence charged with creating a spy ring in new york city the site of british headquarters. Benjamin tallmadge for the continental army during the american revolutionit operated in british controlled new york city from 1778 to 1783. Agent 355 was the code name of a female spy in the culper ring. Military spy ring members culper ring code letters mapsrouting sources maps and routing.

A clandestine operation to provide general washington with information on the activity of the british on long island and in new york city existed during the revolutionary war. In fact it was so secrets that washington did not even know who the men in the spy ring were. The culper spy ring was an american spy network operating during the war of american independence that provided george washington with information on british troop movements. Under the orders of general george washington major benjamin tallmadge organized the culper spy ring in 1778 to gather information on british troop movements fortifications and.

You can explore the sites that figured in the operation of the culper spy ring as it was known. Her real identity is unknown. The ring was named for the operational names of two of its members. Culper spy ring history close at hand by beverly c.