Title: First telegraph line across the continent
Description: Charles H. Brown became Edward Creighton's assistant in 1861, working on the transcontinental telegraph line. His diary begins on June 18, 1861, the first entry describing Brown's departure from Fort Kearny, Nebraska. The final entry is dated August 9, 1861--
Subjects: Sources, History, Frontier and pioneer life, Diaries, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Telegraph, Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.), Overland journeys to the pacific
Places: West (U.S.)
People: Edward Creighton, Charles H. Brown (1834-1897)