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The Telegraph in the U.S. Civil War

How We Became America: The Untold Story

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American Battlefield Trust

Military leaders didn’t just rely on carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback to share information during the American Civil War – they texted each other using telegrams! (Runtime 1:58)

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How We Became America

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