Signal system creators split North, South.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR)

From: The Washington Times | Date: December 17, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Thomas J. Ryan, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Museums at Fort Gordon, Ga., and Fort Meade, Md., contain collections based on technologies that had an important role to play in the American Civil War.

These museums portray the history of military communications and cryptology, two distinct yet related fields. The Signal Corps Museum at Fort Gordon and the National Cryptologic Museum at Fort Meade provide an opportunity to view firsthand the methods us...

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