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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The Signal Corps (search)
ed eminence of Little Round Top, the key to the Federal left, until troops could be sent to occupy it. Headquarters, Confederate Signal Corps at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Signal Corps officers, headquarters army of the Potomac, October, 1863 Standing are Lieutenant F. E. Beardsley, Lieutenant Neal. Lieutenant George J. Clarke, [unknown]. and General (then Captain) Charles L. Davis (leaning on peach-tree). Seated are Captain Charles J. Clarke, Lieutenant W. S. Stryker, and Lieutenant A. B. Capron (afterwards Member of Congress). temporary command, at once, and was forwarded by him to Sheridan at midnight. The importance of this information is apparent, yet Early took the Union army completely by surprise three days later, at daybreak of October 19th, although the tide of morning defeat was turned to evening victory under the inspiration of Sheridan's matchless personality. In the battles at Gettysburg the Confederates established their chief signal station in the cupola