stewart, finally working for secretary of war edwin stanton. he ran an association with 30 employees centered in washington. they did very little outside work, very few infiltrations of the confederacy, but baker was a zealous at working against profiteers, corrupt officials prostitutes, racketeers, and , gamblers. combining accused of law enforcement and intelligence collection. he is notorious for talking to suspects at a prison, that lincoln once remarked to a citizen complaining about an organ grinder on the street, that baker would steal the organ and throw it in the old capital, and you will never be troubled with this guy again. like others, baker allegedly -- served a man and not an entire nation. he allegedly traveled through cover in virginia. arrested,egedly question and interviewed by jefferson davis. he did not break cover and was released to federal authorities. this is detailed in his memoirs. there is no surviving solid documentation to support any of that. one of his critics said yes, his memoirs are full of an incredible number of tall tales. again, serving a man, not necessarily the entire cause. one individual we oftentimes overlook, one of the more successful intelligence