Notable Links
TAPS - 24 Notes That Tap Deep Emotions - This article by US Air Forst Master Sergeant Jari A. Villanueva explains the history behind the bugle call "TAPS" and its ties to Gen. Daniel Butterfield. I realize this subject may not necessarily be directly linked to the Signal Corps. I do believe, however, that it is important to promote the recognition of those valiant men and women throughout our military history who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. I've purposely linked to this story rather than reproduced it on the SCARD website. I did this in hopes that you would also spend some time visiting the Arlington Cemetery website. With your visit, pay your respects to those men and women who have served our country.
Telegraph, Insulator, Telegram & Mining Collector And Information Website - You're going to love this page! There is a TON of examples of insulators, telegrams and other artifacts, drawings, documents, etc. You may see items pop up on our site from time to time courtesy of James. Please visit his site and enjoy his collection of goodies!
Signal Corps Links
Fred Chesson's Eclectic Files - This site is a TREASURE TROVE of information. Lots of good articles and stories!
A Communicator's Guide To the Gettysburg Campaign - By Bill Cameron. "Bill Cameron is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and lives in Lufkin, Texas. He is a Vietnam and Gulf War veteran, and commanded signal soldiers at every level from company to brigade. Bill has been interested in the Civil War and the Signal Corps for many years. He has written four articles for Gettysburg Magazine and is
currently working on an article about the 118th Penn. at Gettysburg."Women Telegraph Operators - This is a great article about women telegraph operators during the Civil War by Thomas Jepsen. Mr. Jepsen has a good website called "The Telegrapher" with a few research articles and some very good sources. He also has a great list of references on telegraph as well as a few about telegraphy and railroad.
Intelligence in the American Civil War
Telegraph Clubs/Organizations
Morse Telegraph Club - The Morse Telegraph Club is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of the knowledge and traditions of telegraphy and American Morse Code. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the history and technology of the telegraph. THE MORSE TELEGRAPH CLUB, INC. was founded at Los Angeles, Calif. in April 1942 to perpetuate the knowledge and traditions of telegraphy and American Morse Code, to foster and maintain friendship among telegraphers and to honor Samuel Finley Breese Morse for his invaluable contribution to society. The club was reorganized in January 1973 in Illinois with the Grand Chapter at Chicago and local chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada.
If you have an interest in telegraph, the MTC is a fantastic organization! Their publication, "Dots & Dashes" is filled with wonderful stories, articles, and references about telegraph and it's uses. They are also very active with living history demonstrations of telegraph which shouldn't be missed! They have a wonderful internet site full of very useful documents. Please visit their page!
Telegraph Museums and Communications Museums
Military Communications And Electronics Museum, Kingston Ontario, Canada - The "Military Communications and Electronics Museum" (Museum) is an accredited museum of the Department of National Defense (DND). The Museum's role is to educate members of the military and of the general public about the people, the events and the technologies involved in Canadian military communications and electronics.
Telegraph & Scientific Instrument Internet On-Line Cyber Museums - The pages in this web museum pages are dedicated to the preservation of Telegraph History, Lore, and Instrumentation.
The Telegraph Office - A Tribute to Morse Telegraphy and Resource for Wire and Wireless Telegraph Key Collectors and Historians by Neal McEwen, K5RW. If you are a telegraph enthusiast, this is a must see. A very good web site! This web site is a valuable resource!
Samuel F.B. Morse Home Page - Online version of the Samuel F.B. Morse papers at the Library of Congress, offering selections from the Morse collection online, beginning in 1998.
Telegraph Misc.
MorseMail - MorseMail is a simple text format that encodes mark and space times to make it possible to send Morse coded messages via email. MorseMail has a Morse code keyer that can capture your keying mark and space times and convert them to the MorseMail text format. You can copy the text to the clipboard and paste it into an email or web posting. An iambic keyer is provided or you can use a straight key or bug. Harry Pyle, AB7TB, also has instructions on how to modify an inexpensive USB mouse to connect to your key or bug so that you can use that as an interface. This is a VERY exciting program! Want to learn DOT code? Want to learn AMERICAN morse???? Or, do you just want to practice or have QSOs with international morse? This is a great way to do it without getting on the air.
The Insulator Home Page - You don't want to miss this! the Web's finest and most widely used list of resources dedicated to the professional interested in ceramics, industrial minerals and related topics. Also, don't miss Bill Meier's great personal page on insulators.
Morsum Magnificat - Morsum Magnificat is a bimonthly journal for all Morse enthusiasts, amateur or professional, beginner to veteran.
The Mill - This fantastic DOS program was written by Jim Farrior. "The Mill" is a many featured PC program for telegraphers of all levels, from beginners to those with many years of commercial experience. The user can select either American Morse or International Morse. The program is highly interactive, operator friendly, and fun to use. Among many other things, "The Mill" has a realistic simulation of American Morse land line traffic. Best of all, Jim's program is "FREEware". Send him email or a postcard of how your experience with The Mill is going.
Links to Books/References
THE MILITARY TELEGRAPH DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES, With an Exposition of Ancient and Modern Means of Communication, and of the Federal and Confederate Cipher Systems; Also a Running Account of the War Between the States. Volumes One and Two. (With an Introduction by Paul J. Scheips). This is a link to Ayer's publishing where you can purchase a reprint of this book.
TAPS - 24 Notes That Tap Deep Emotions - This article by US Air Forst Master Sergeant Jari A. Villanueva explains the history behind the bugle call "TAPS" and its ties to Gen. Daniel Butterfield. I realize this subject may not necessarily be directly linked to the Signal Corps. I do believe, however, that it is important to promote the recognition of those valiant men and women throughout our military history who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. I've purposely linked to this story rather than reproduced it on the SCARD website. I did this in hopes that you would also spend some time visiting the Arlington Cemetery website. With your visit, pay your respects to those men and women who have served our country.
Telegraph, Insulator, Telegram & Mining Collector And Information Website - You're going to love this page! There is a TON of examples of insulators, telegrams and other artifacts, drawings, documents, etc. You may see items pop up on our site from time to time courtesy of James. Please visit his site and enjoy his collection of goodies!
Signal Corps Links
Fred Chesson's Eclectic Files - This site is a TREASURE TROVE of information. Lots of good articles and stories!
A Communicator's Guide To the Gettysburg Campaign - By Bill Cameron. "Bill Cameron is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and lives in Lufkin, Texas. He is a Vietnam and Gulf War veteran, and commanded signal soldiers at every level from company to brigade. Bill has been interested in the Civil War and the Signal Corps for many years. He has written four articles for Gettysburg Magazine and is
currently working on an article about the 118th Penn. at Gettysburg."Women Telegraph Operators - This is a great article about women telegraph operators during the Civil War by Thomas Jepsen. Mr. Jepsen has a good website called "The Telegrapher" with a few research articles and some very good sources. He also has a great list of references on telegraph as well as a few about telegraphy and railroad.
Intelligence in the American Civil War
Telegraph Clubs/Organizations
Morse Telegraph Club - The Morse Telegraph Club is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of the knowledge and traditions of telegraphy and American Morse Code. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the history and technology of the telegraph. THE MORSE TELEGRAPH CLUB, INC. was founded at Los Angeles, Calif. in April 1942 to perpetuate the knowledge and traditions of telegraphy and American Morse Code, to foster and maintain friendship among telegraphers and to honor Samuel Finley Breese Morse for his invaluable contribution to society. The club was reorganized in January 1973 in Illinois with the Grand Chapter at Chicago and local chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada.
If you have an interest in telegraph, the MTC is a fantastic organization! Their publication, "Dots & Dashes" is filled with wonderful stories, articles, and references about telegraph and it's uses. They are also very active with living history demonstrations of telegraph which shouldn't be missed! They have a wonderful internet site full of very useful documents. Please visit their page!
Telegraph Museums and Communications Museums
Military Communications And Electronics Museum, Kingston Ontario, Canada - The "Military Communications and Electronics Museum" (Museum) is an accredited museum of the Department of National Defense (DND). The Museum's role is to educate members of the military and of the general public about the people, the events and the technologies involved in Canadian military communications and electronics.
Telegraph & Scientific Instrument Internet On-Line Cyber Museums - The pages in this web museum pages are dedicated to the preservation of Telegraph History, Lore, and Instrumentation.
The Telegraph Office - A Tribute to Morse Telegraphy and Resource for Wire and Wireless Telegraph Key Collectors and Historians by Neal McEwen, K5RW. If you are a telegraph enthusiast, this is a must see. A very good web site! This web site is a valuable resource!
Samuel F.B. Morse Home Page - Online version of the Samuel F.B. Morse papers at the Library of Congress, offering selections from the Morse collection online, beginning in 1998.
Telegraph Misc.
MorseMail - MorseMail is a simple text format that encodes mark and space times to make it possible to send Morse coded messages via email. MorseMail has a Morse code keyer that can capture your keying mark and space times and convert them to the MorseMail text format. You can copy the text to the clipboard and paste it into an email or web posting. An iambic keyer is provided or you can use a straight key or bug. Harry Pyle, AB7TB, also has instructions on how to modify an inexpensive USB mouse to connect to your key or bug so that you can use that as an interface. This is a VERY exciting program! Want to learn DOT code? Want to learn AMERICAN morse???? Or, do you just want to practice or have QSOs with international morse? This is a great way to do it without getting on the air.
The Insulator Home Page - You don't want to miss this! the Web's finest and most widely used list of resources dedicated to the professional interested in ceramics, industrial minerals and related topics. Also, don't miss Bill Meier's great personal page on insulators.
Morsum Magnificat - Morsum Magnificat is a bimonthly journal for all Morse enthusiasts, amateur or professional, beginner to veteran.
The Mill - This fantastic DOS program was written by Jim Farrior. "The Mill" is a many featured PC program for telegraphers of all levels, from beginners to those with many years of commercial experience. The user can select either American Morse or International Morse. The program is highly interactive, operator friendly, and fun to use. Among many other things, "The Mill" has a realistic simulation of American Morse land line traffic. Best of all, Jim's program is "FREEware". Send him email or a postcard of how your experience with The Mill is going.
Links to Books/References
THE MILITARY TELEGRAPH DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES, With an Exposition of Ancient and Modern Means of Communication, and of the Federal and Confederate Cipher Systems; Also a Running Account of the War Between the States. Volumes One and Two. (With an Introduction by Paul J. Scheips). This is a link to Ayer's publishing where you can purchase a reprint of this book.
Artifax Books - Telegraph, keys, antique radio, and related technical books. The Vail Correspondent, key collector's journal.
Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph - by Frank Pope, published in 1881. This is a good reference for early use of telegraph. Please note, this book was copyrighted in 1872 and published in 1881 and contains some information about the use of telegraph after the Civil War. It has a lot of good information for all who are interested in early telegraph!
Guild Press - Since 1986, Guild Press of Indiana has been a publisher of top-quality, award-winning books. Having established a reputation as a source of history, Civil War, and historical fiction books, Guild Press has gone on to produce books chronicling Indiana’s corporate histories, biographies, and entertaining mysteries. And now, Guild Press also expands into the future, producing outstanding research and resource CD-ROMs. (You can order several CDRoms on the Civil War including the O.R.)
Misc Links Related to Signaling
Civil War Reenacting Links
Ohio Valley Civil War Association - The Ohio Valley Civil War Association is a non-profit, all volunteer Living History/Civil War reenacting group based in Dayton, Ohio. The members of the OVCWA live in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Central Indiana. The group was formed in the mid 70's as the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Second Michigan Infantry - "Popularly known as the 2nd Michigan, with our headquarters at Historical Crossroads Village, in Genesee County, Michigan, our purpose is to foster, promote, and provide the advancement of the education of the general public as to the history of the Civil War (1861-1865) with particular emphasis on the participation of the 2nd Regiment and especially Company F which was recruited in the Flint area."
The Drill Network Presented by Co. H, 1st Maryland, CSA - We hope that you will find much of interest in the area of accurate military drill of the American Civil War period. Our unit officers have devoted many hours of study to this subject, many of the results of which will be posted here. This is an ongoing process, so be patient.
The Co. H, 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA Home Page - The 1st Maryland Infantry, C.S.A., is a group of civil war reenactors, men, women, and children, who strive to recreate the era of 1861 to 1865, and to honor the memory of those who fought on both sides of that terrible conflict. We do this by setting up encampments, performing military drills, period music and dance, and demonstrating various aspects of camp life. All soldiers' uniforms and accoutrements, as well as civilian attire have been thoroughly researched and reconstructed by our members.
WVRA - West Virginia Reenactor Association Inc.
Camp Chase Gazette - Camp Chase Gazette is the largest and oldest publication devoted to the coverage of Civil War reenacting.
Index of Civl War Information on the Internet - Civil War Center's list of Civil War Sites
Anteitam Web Site - They have a great site and a good set of links
14th Regiment New York State Militia - They have a nice web page with a great set of web links.
General Civil War Links
Vermont in the Civil War - "Vermont in the Civil War, preparing to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Vermont's participation in the War of Rebellion," the largest online repository of information documenting the Green Mountain State's participation in the American Civil War.
Veteran/Military CIVIL WAR WEBSITES - This is a large collection of website links related to the Civil War.
James River Publications - Nice reference book on the Civil War from the Official Records.
National Civil War Association - The NCWA is a Northern California non-profit organization committed to education of the public on the Civil War. Several times each year, the organization presents its living history for the public in many forms, including military encampments, battles, and lectures.Blue & Gray Civil War Page - Some interesting stuff! This is a very nice web site. They have some great pictures and transcriptions of letters. Be patient with xoom.com. Sometimes they take a few minutes to load.
The American Military University - has a course on Intelligence Operations.
The American Civil War home page - A very nice web page about the Civil War maintained by Dr. George H. Hoemann, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Civil War home page - Another very good site on the American Civil War maintained by Dick Weeks, a.k.a., "Shotgun".
Publications of the U.S. Army Center of Military History - The Civil War - There are some excellent articles on this page. The research and attention to historical detail are highly professional (as to be expected from the U.S. Army).
The American Civil War - Jim Janke hosts this site at Dakota State Univeristy. This web site has an extensive list of resources on almost every imaginable subject on the Civil War.
Sutleries
Fall Creek Sutlery - We have been in the Sutler business for Twenty One Years supplying Civil War reenactors, Living Historians, Museums, Movie productions and Victorian Era Buffs with high quality reproduction goods to make their impressions complete. We manufacture a large percentage of the goods we sell, therefore the quality is kept to the highest standards. All of our merchandise is guaranteed for your satisfaction, or we will refund the purchase price.
Jas. Townsend & Sons, Inc. - We are a mail order company supplying 18th and 19th century reproductions for living history. We specialize in Historic Clothing, Camp Gear, Tents, Books, Music, Knives, Tomahawks, Oak kegs and other assorted goods for people or organizations reenacting the periods from 1750 to 1840 especially the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and War of 1812. We have been serving historical reenactors since 1973.
MISC Links
The Literature of Intelligence:A Bibliography of Materials, with Essays, Reviews, and Comments
US Army Center for Military History
86th Signal Battalion Home Page
Civil War Signal Corps at the U.S. Army Signal Corps Museum at Fort Gordon, GA
Military Data Resource - You should be able to find almost anything related to the military here.
Civil War Interactive website.
AFCEA's Journal for Communications, Electronics, Intelligence, and Information Systems Professionals
Social Studies for Washington Students and Teachers
Directorate of Educational Technology Links
Misc Links Related to Signaling
Civil War Reenacting Links
Ohio Valley Civil War Association - The Ohio Valley Civil War Association is a non-profit, all volunteer Living History/Civil War reenacting group based in Dayton, Ohio. The members of the OVCWA live in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Central Indiana. The group was formed in the mid 70's as the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Second Michigan Infantry - "Popularly known as the 2nd Michigan, with our headquarters at Historical Crossroads Village, in Genesee County, Michigan, our purpose is to foster, promote, and provide the advancement of the education of the general public as to the history of the Civil War (1861-1865) with particular emphasis on the participation of the 2nd Regiment and especially Company F which was recruited in the Flint area."
The Drill Network Presented by Co. H, 1st Maryland, CSA - We hope that you will find much of interest in the area of accurate military drill of the American Civil War period. Our unit officers have devoted many hours of study to this subject, many of the results of which will be posted here. This is an ongoing process, so be patient.
The Co. H, 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA Home Page - The 1st Maryland Infantry, C.S.A., is a group of civil war reenactors, men, women, and children, who strive to recreate the era of 1861 to 1865, and to honor the memory of those who fought on both sides of that terrible conflict. We do this by setting up encampments, performing military drills, period music and dance, and demonstrating various aspects of camp life. All soldiers' uniforms and accoutrements, as well as civilian attire have been thoroughly researched and reconstructed by our members.
WVRA - West Virginia Reenactor Association Inc.
Camp Chase Gazette - Camp Chase Gazette is the largest and oldest publication devoted to the coverage of Civil War reenacting.
Index of Civl War Information on the Internet - Civil War Center's list of Civil War Sites
Anteitam Web Site - They have a great site and a good set of links
14th Regiment New York State Militia - They have a nice web page with a great set of web links.
General Civil War Links
Vermont in the Civil War - "Vermont in the Civil War, preparing to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Vermont's participation in the War of Rebellion," the largest online repository of information documenting the Green Mountain State's participation in the American Civil War.
Veteran/Military CIVIL WAR WEBSITES - This is a large collection of website links related to the Civil War.
James River Publications - Nice reference book on the Civil War from the Official Records.
National Civil War Association - The NCWA is a Northern California non-profit organization committed to education of the public on the Civil War. Several times each year, the organization presents its living history for the public in many forms, including military encampments, battles, and lectures.Blue & Gray Civil War Page - Some interesting stuff! This is a very nice web site. They have some great pictures and transcriptions of letters. Be patient with xoom.com. Sometimes they take a few minutes to load.
The American Military University - has a course on Intelligence Operations.
The American Civil War home page - A very nice web page about the Civil War maintained by Dr. George H. Hoemann, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Civil War home page - Another very good site on the American Civil War maintained by Dick Weeks, a.k.a., "Shotgun".
Publications of the U.S. Army Center of Military History - The Civil War - There are some excellent articles on this page. The research and attention to historical detail are highly professional (as to be expected from the U.S. Army).
The American Civil War - Jim Janke hosts this site at Dakota State Univeristy. This web site has an extensive list of resources on almost every imaginable subject on the Civil War.
Sutleries
Fall Creek Sutlery - We have been in the Sutler business for Twenty One Years supplying Civil War reenactors, Living Historians, Museums, Movie productions and Victorian Era Buffs with high quality reproduction goods to make their impressions complete. We manufacture a large percentage of the goods we sell, therefore the quality is kept to the highest standards. All of our merchandise is guaranteed for your satisfaction, or we will refund the purchase price.
Jas. Townsend & Sons, Inc. - We are a mail order company supplying 18th and 19th century reproductions for living history. We specialize in Historic Clothing, Camp Gear, Tents, Books, Music, Knives, Tomahawks, Oak kegs and other assorted goods for people or organizations reenacting the periods from 1750 to 1840 especially the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and War of 1812. We have been serving historical reenactors since 1973.
MISC Links
The Literature of Intelligence:A Bibliography of Materials, with Essays, Reviews, and Comments
AFCEA's Journal for Communications, Electronics, Intelligence, and Information Systems Professionals
Social Studies for Washington Students and Teachers
