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1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps

1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps

1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps   1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps

1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. 1864 Scarce Alexander Gardner Civil War Albumen Photo. April, 1864-Dated Civil War Albumen Photograph, U. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, by Alexander Gardner, Very Fine. This excellent large size original Civil War Period Albumen Photograph, measures 11.5" x 10" and is fully titled: U.

Military Telegraph Construction Corps, Negative by T. Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1866 by A.

This historic Photograph showing members of the Construction Corps stringing Telegraph wire atop newly placed Telegraph poles, possibly in Virginia. Good overall contrast and condition, with some tone and soiling from use.

President Abraham Lincoln relied heavily upon the use of the Telegraph system for up to date reports from the Battlefield and to relay his commands immediately to his frontline generals. A Great Civil War photo that shows the importance of the new battlefield technology of that era... Military Telegraph Corps was formed in 1861 following the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Brown, Richard O'Brian and David H. Bates, all from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, were sent to Washington, D.

To serve in the newly created office. In October of that year, Anson Stager was appointed department head.

During the war, they were charged with maintaining communications between the Federal government in Washington and the commanding officers of the far-flung units of the Union Army. VIEW Other Items offered by Early_American_Auctions. Complete Table of Contents, Current Offerings and Additional Images can be found at Early American History Auctions online Over 1,000 items currently online! The item "1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. Military Telegraph Construction Corps" is in sale since Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "early_american_auctions" and is located in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

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1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps   1864 Civil War Gardner Albumen Photo U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps