The Military Telegraph During the Civil War in the United States

Résumé du livre

The Civil War as seen and reported by the telegraphers in both the Northern and Southern armies is the subject of this remarkably detailed study. The role of the telegraph in various areas and campaigns of the war and how it affected the outcome of military struggles are discussed against a background of other important factors. These include system design, operators, salaries and operating conditions, the struggle to control the communications medium, experiences of captured telegraph operators and information on military communications. An appendix to this interesting perspective on the Civil War contains the annual reports of the Chief of Military Telegraph.