PLUM, William R.

Military Telegraph during the Civil War

Item #79970

PLUM, William. The Military Telegraph During the Civial War. Means of Communication, and of the Federal and Confederate Cipher Systems; also a Running Account of the War between the States. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Company, 1882. 1st ed. 2 Vols. xii,[9]-377;390pp. Portrait frontises., illus., portraits, maps. A very good copy in later 3/4 leather and marbled boards. "Stresses the role of the telegraph in each campaign; includes much information on operators, plus a section on cryptography" Nevins I, p.13.

Price: $1,250.00