Name/Title
Military Telegraph in the Civil WarEntry/Object ID
1999.223.12Description
A book describing the role and function of the telegraph during the American Civil War. Brown cover with gold text, front interior contains book plate stating "Presented BY E. B. Long."Context
Colonel William Rattle Plum was a telegraph operator in the American Civil War and a major figure in Lombard history. A civic leader, Plum and his wife Helen donated the land that became Lilacia Park and the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library.Collection
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Books, Telegraph, Civil wars, Telegraph industry, Telegraph lines, War effortSearch Terms
Civil War, American Civil WarRelationships
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Col. William PlumRelated Places
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Lombard, IL* Untyped Place
United States of America
