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- When and why was the telegraph used in the civil war?
- Did the telegraph change the civil war
- The telegraph was an important part of Civil War military and political history for two major reasons. ,The telegraph proved its value as a tactical, operation
- and strategic communication medium. For the first time in the history of warfare, the telegraph helped field commanders to direct real-time battlefield operations and permitted senior military officials to coordinate strategy across large distances.
- How did the u.s war dept. Telegraph office function
- As the telegraphic work increased the staff was enlarged until at one time there were ten or twelve day and as needed two or three night operators. It was not always an easy matter to produce enough skilled telegraphers for the service and whenever we learned of enlisted soldiers drafted men who could telegraph we took immediate steps to secure an order from the secretary of war detailing such men for our service
- How did lincoln use the telegraph during the civil war
- The telegraph was an important part of the civil war. It is considered by Lincoln as a “weapon of war”. The possibility of giving and receiving information quickly transforms the war . lincoln has a central hub set up in his office to receive and send telegram to his generals and get messages back from them instant lincoln sends during the war.from may 1 1861 to june 30 1863 the u.s . from military handed 6.5 million messages it was an impotent key to the northern victory
- The military telegraph also proved valuable on several occasions as an operational and tactical tool on the battlefield, allowing commanders to remain in constant touch with subordinates and to react quickly to changing conditions.
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