Signal Corps at Work Lights Up Military Telegraphs
A Cincinnati Commercial correspondent describes the signal corps in the Department of the Cumberland. Signal stations include reflectors and observers, with flag and torch systems, color da gs, and coded vowel omissions. Dispatches travel rapidly, covering distances up to eighteen miles, while operators decipher without exposing the key.
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Cincinnati ‘Commercial
Department of the Cumberland
Jetter
Leonard
4Th Corps
Ringgold
Summerville
William Reynolds
10Th Corps
Port Royal Harbor
N. Daniels
Secretary of War
Maryland Heights
Extraordinary signal distance and a medical tale from Russia
A dispatch travels six miles between Hooker and Schofield amid forest gaps, with secret keys and unreadable messages for avoidant rebels. A Civil War era reminiscence then recalls Crimean War medical students from Columbus, Ohio who sought Russian army roles. They receive commissions, gifts, and nobility diplomas, with two sent to Lapland and later return to Columbus aboard imperial favor.
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Shofel
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General Hooker
Schofie
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Schofield
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Russia
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Ohio
Washington
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Medical Bureau
Pallace
Sarweon
Lapland
College of
America
Ita
Cincinnati
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