Question

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. And, of course, both armies relied on cavalry scouts, signal intercepts, visual observation, and captured correspondence. What is the best summary of this paragraph?

Answer 1

Summary- Obtaining Military Intelligence during War

Explanation:

• The paragraph describes ways through which army gathered information about their enemies before technological advancements.

• Photography and telegraph were newly invented devices and they helped in gathering information for the army. However their use was limited.

• Fieldwork was the basic craft for spying.

• To know what the enemy was upto deserters (people who have fled from the army) and prisoners were questioned.

• To gather information the army was highly dependent on captured soldiers, observation and scouts of the cavalry.

Answer 2

Summary:

• The military intelligence is been advancing.
• The craft of spying is improved with photography and the telegraph.
• The techniques used for gathering information has become simple. For example, The Union army interrogates runaway slaves.
• The armies uses cavalry scouts, signal intercepts, visual observation and captured correspondence.