A key component of modern special operations is capturing or killing high-value targets. During the American Civil War, a specialized unit within the Union Army, the Jessie Scouts, was created to do just that. The post Exclusive—Patrick K. O’Donnell: Union Hunter Killer Teams Pursue the South’s Most Dangerous Men appeared first on Breitbart.
The main idea of the text is to highlight the existence and tactics of the Jessie Scouts, a specialized Union Army unit during the Civil War. The article focuses on how these scouts, disguised as Confederate soldiers, acted as the US Army's first "hunter-killer teams" to track down and engage with high-value Confederate targets, such as partisan leader Captain John Gilmor.
