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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), List of names of officers of the Signal Corps, Confederate States army. (search)

, and amended by subsequent acts, and organized under General Orders No. 40, A. & I. G. O., Richmond, May 29, 1862.] Memorandum of names of officers of the Signal Corps of the Confederate States Provisional army, appointed under the act of the Confederate Congress May 29, 1862, providing for the appointment of ten captains and ten sergeants. Captains. 1. R. H. T. Adams, S. O., A. & I. G. O., November 23, 1863. 2. James H. Alexander, S. O., A. & I. G. O., July 7, 1862. 3. William N. Barker, S. O., A. & I. G. O., March 30, 1864. 4. Thomas H. Clagett, S. O., A. & I. G. O., April 13, 1864. 5. M. T. Davidson, S. O., A. & I. G. O., June 9, 1862. 6. Elcan Jones, S. O., A. & I. G. O, February 3, 1864. 7. J. H. Manning, S. O., A. & I. G. O., June 10, 1862. 8. William Norris (promoted major and chief), S. O., A. & I. G. O., July 31, 1862. 9. M. L. Randolph, S. O., A. & I. G. O., November 12, 1862. 10. R. E. Wilbourne, S. O., A. & I. G. O., July 31, 1862. S

Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Signal Corps in the Confederate States army. (search)

n into words is made, as in the above example. The last is the best plan. If the words are separated, or if a part of the message is written in plain language, a chance is given to guess at some of the words, of which an expert is not slow to avail himself. How important it is not to give such a clue will be seen hereafter. To decipher the message, the key was written over it, and the process by which it was put into cipher reversed. To facilitate reading the cipher messages, Captain Wm. N. Barker, of the Signal Corps, invented a simple but convenient apparatus. The alphabetical square was pasted on a cylinder and revolved under a bar, on which was a sliding pointer. Under the pointer and along the bar was pasted the alphabet in a horizontal line. The pointer was brought to the letter in the key on the bar, and the letter in the word to be converted was rolled up under the bar and the pointer rested on the required substitute letter. A model of the Confederate apparatus is

Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)

Surrender of, 107. Artillery, C. S., 58, 67; Ordnance from England, 172. Ashby, Gen. Turner W., 112. Ashe, Col., John, 431. Asparagus, Substitute for, 107. Audubon, J. J., 428. Augusta, Ga., C. S. Arsenal at, 289; Confederate Survivors' Association of, 270. Augustin, Col., 300. Avery, Major, 25. Ayres' Battery, 94. Axson, Capt., 405. Baird, Gen. A., 349. Baker, Gen., 267. Bancroft, Geo., 429. Bane, Col., 380. Bankhead, Col., 349. Bankhead, Sergeant J., 91. Barker, Capt. W. N., 91, 102. Barnes, U. S. N. Commander, 285. Barnes, Col., Dixon, 18, 20. Barnwell county, S. C., 22. Barnwell, Lt., 123. Barnwell, Hon., Robert, 418. Barr, Capt., 59, 64, 66. Barrineau, J. T., 162. Barrow, Col. R. H., 71, 76, 313. Bartless, Capt. W. H., 395. Bassett, Capt., 380. Bate, Gen W. B., 349, 375. Batl., Va., 91. Battery Gregg, 153; Island, 98, 126; Wagner, 104, 153; No. 1, 97. Battles, Great, losses in, 341. Beale, Ass't Surg. A. J., 173, 188. Beale,

The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], An interesting letter. (search)

master, Wm. G. Allan: Commissary, Henry Harney; Assistant Surgeon, Thos F. Maury. Company B--Captain, Randolph Harrison; 1st Lieutenant, Wm. Wirt Harrison; 2d Lieutenant James H. Cobb; Jr. 2d Lieutenant. T. Herbert Davis. Company C.--Captain. Wm. English; 1st Lieutenant, David King; 2d Lieutenant, James Mitchell. Company D--Captain, Jos. D. Griswold: 2d Lieutenant, George F. Norton; Jr. 2d Lieutenant. E. Payson Reeve. Company E.--Captain, Chas. K. Sherman; 1st Lieutenant, Wm. N. Barker; 21 Lieutenant. George W. O Jr. 2d Lieutenant, Wm. B. Maxwell. Company G.--Captain, Wm. F. Gordon; 1st Lieutenant, Frank A. Langley; 2d Lieutenant, Eldridge Morris; Jr. 2d Lieutenant, John McDonald. Company H--Captain, John H. Greaner; 1st Lieutenant, James. T. Vaughan; 2d Lieutenant, Wm. E. Tysinger. Jr 2d Lieutenant, Oscar R. Hough. Company I.--Captain, J. W. Tabb; 1st Lieutenant, Benj. F. Howard; 2d Lieutenant, John A. Tyree; Jr. 2d. Lieutenant, Wm. W. McKaig. Co

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