Another thing that changed very little in the years between the wars was the means of obtaining military
intelligence. Although the use of photography and the
telegraph brought some technological advances, the craft
of spying on the enemy's army still relied on fieldwork.
For the most part, intelligence was gathered in simple
ways. Prisoners of war and deserters were interrogated.
The Union army was always interested in hearing what
runaway slaves had to report.
-The Dark Game
Paul Janeczko
What is the central idea of the paragraph?
Technological advances made a difference in the
craft of spying
Interrogations are an important way to obtain
information
The Union army gathered stories from runaway
slaves.
Intelligence was often gathered in simple ways.
such as relying on fieldwork.