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Communication During the Civil War

Communication During the Civil War. Nancy, Sandy, Andy, and Jody. Photography.

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Communication During the Civil War

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  1. Communication During the Civil War Nancy, Sandy, Andy, and Jody

  2. Photography • . Photography was relatively new at the time of the Civil War. Cameras were much larger than they are today. Taking pictures was a slow and complex process (Source: Library of Congress). Photographers would travel by horse and wagon to different locations. This picture shows the wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, Department of the South (Source: Library of Congress).

  3. Collection of Photos Civil War Photography Collection

  4. Matthew Brady Famous Civil War Photographer In 1862, Brady shocked America by displaying his photographs of battlefield corpses from Antietam, posting a sign on the door of his New York gallery that read, "The Dead of Antietam." This exhibition marked the first time most people witnessed the carnage of war. The New York Times said that Brady had brought "home to us the terrible reality and earnestness of war."

  5. Telegraph and Signal Towers • The telegraph was emerging as a means of sending messages electronically. Telegraph corps followed troops and erected telegraph poles and wires to provide communication from the battle front. This photograph shows a group of military telegraph operators. Poles carrying the telegraph wires can be seen leading into the distance (Source: Library of Congress).

  6. Telegraph and Signal Towers Telegraph battery-wagon near Petersburg, June 1864 The electricity from this battery generated power for the telegraph because there are no electric lines at the time – they had to string 15,000 miles of line for military purposes only. (Under threat of great personal injury)

  7. Telegraph and Signal Towers • Tall signal towers were used to send messages short distances. This photograph shows the Butler's signal tower, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia (Source: Library of Congress). Telegraph Office

  8. Hot Air Balloon • Airplanes were not yet invented. Observation balloons in the sky were used to report on troop movements and battles.

  9. Hot Air Balloon It was through the midnight observations with one of my war-balloons that I was enabled to discover that the fortifications at Yorktown were being evacuated, and at my request General Heintzelman made a trip with me that he might confirm the truth of my discovery.

  10. Balloon Over Yorktown

  11. Newspapers and Artist Sketches • Newspaper reporters travelled by horse and wagon to cover the war. Stories of the war were sent back to their newspaper to be published (Source: Library of Congress).

  12. Sketching • Prior to photography, artists would sketch pictures of battlefield. This picture shows Alfred R. Wood, an artist of Harper's Weekly, sketching on the battlefield (Source: Library of Congress).

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