Culper Ring
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The Culper Ring was a network of spies active during the American Revolutionary War, organized by Major Benjamin Tallmadge and General George Washington in 1778 during the British occupation of New Yo
Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, leader of the Culper Ring, in a 1790 portrait with his son William
Historic marker for the former Roe Tavern on New York State Route 25A in East Setauket, New York.
Raynham Hall, the Oyster Bay, New York home of Robert Townsend, is now a museum
A page from the Culper Ring's code book, with noteworthy people and place names listed side by side with numerical representations
Agent 355
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355 was the supposed code name of a female spy during the American Revolution who was part of the Culper Ring spy network. She was one of the first spies for the United States, but her real identity i
Culper Ring
…uninterrupted. Women who were cooks and maids were recruited to spy on soldiers. A prominent woman who played a major role in the Culper Spy ring was Agent 355. Agent 355 was best known for providing the intelligence that led to the capture of the treasonous Benedict Arnold. While some sources make note of…
Depiction of a later female spy, Antonia Ford