At the start of the war, the Union didn't have a very organized spy network. Although they had a lot of spies, they were usually sent out by individual generals or leaders in the government. The information wasn't communicated very well or passed on to the people who really needed it. The Union had a distinct advantage in the war as they gained a significant amount of military intelligence from slaves and former slaves.
As the war continued, the lead generals of the North had a spymaster who would organize and gather the information from the spy network.
The Confederate spy networks were more organized than those of the North. They mostly used people who worked for the army or the government in the North, but who secretly wanted the South to win. They passed information across the border using a system called the "secret line."
Answer:Congress passed acts to increase both, Army and Navy. President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep his promise of maintaining a foreign policy of neutrality in the armed confrontation in Europe. He thought that was the best for the United States.
