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History News Network: How the Telegraph Helped Lincoln Win the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Abraham Lincoln participated in battle strategy in real time thanks to the telegraph. Read the fascinating story of how Abraham Lincoln was intimately involved in the course of the Civil War due to the increased use of the telegraph.
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Home of the American Civil War: Military Telegraph Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Ciphers, codes, and wiretaps were all part of the telegraph service in both the Union and Confederacy. Read about the importance of the telegraph in relaying information and obtaining plans surreptitiously. From "Photographic History of...