A Communicator's Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign

Abstract

The Gettysburg Campaign was the first campaign in American history where the Signal Corps provided the army commander communications with all of his corps commanders. The Signal Corps provided communications and intelligence during the entire campaign by operating a complex system of fixed and mobile flag signal and observation stations. This paper is a comprehensive self-guide of the Signal Corps involvement in the Gettysburg Campaign. It utilizes the format and methodology of the series of battlefield guides developed for the U. S. Army War College by Dr. Jay Luvaas and COL Harold Nelson. The user of this guide will tour the key locations utilized by the signalmen and learn about the action directly from the participants by reading from their individual reports, letters, and diaries. This guide has been developed specifically for company grade signal officers as a tool for their professional development. It is intended to increase regimental affiliation and instill a sense of pride in the heritage of the Signal Corps by demonstrating the difficulties which faced our predecessors and how they overcome them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207999

Entities

People

  • A. W. Cameron

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Complex Systems
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Military History
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Potomac River
  • Professional Development
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Military Academy
  • War Colleges

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  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.