page_title: U.S. Military Telegraph Corps
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Military Telegraph Corps
caption_attribution_description: English: Petersburg, Va., U.S. Military Telegraph battery wagon, Army of the Potomac headquarters
context_page_description: The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was formed in 1861 following the outbreak of the American Civil War. David Strouse, Samuel M. Brown, Richard O'Brian and David H. Bates, all from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, were sent to Washington, D.C. to serve in the newly created office. In October of that year, Anson Stager was appointed department head. During the war, they were charged with maintaining communications between the federal government in Washington and the commanding officers of the far-flung units of the Union Army.
context_section_description: The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was formed in 1861 following the outbreak of the American Civil War.  David Strouse, Samuel M. Brown, Richard O'Brian and David H. Bates, all from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, were sent to Washington, D.C. to serve in the newly created office.  In October of that year, Anson Stager was appointed department head. During the war, they were charged with maintaining communications between the federal government in Washington and the commanding officers of the far-flung units of the Union Army.
caption: U.S. Military Telegraph battery wagon, Army of the Potomac headquarters, Petersburg, Va., June 1864.
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