. Lincoln in the telegraph office : recollections of the United States Military Telegraph Corps during the Civil War . 2- o 2. § S 2- - ^ 2. 3 2 en S O 2 3 = o. WAR DEPARTMENT TELEGRAPH OFFICE our manager from May, 1861, to March, 1862,being William B. Wilson who in the service ofthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had openedon April 17, 1861, in Governor Curtins office atHarrisburg the first military telegraph office onthe continent. Later, in the Antietam and Get-tysburg campaigns, and during Earlys raid, Wil-son rendered important scouting service, carryingwith him a telegraph instrument which
. Lincoln in the telegraph office : recollections of the United States Military Telegraph Corps during the Civil War . 2- o 2. § S 2- - ^ 2. 3 2 en S O 2 3 = o. WAR DEPARTMENT TELEGRAPH OFFICE our manager from May, 1861, to March, 1862,being William B. Wilson who in the service ofthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had openedon April 17, 1861, in Governor Curtins office atHarrisburg the first military telegraph office onthe continent. Later, in the Antietam and Get-tysburg campaigns, and during Earlys raid, Wil-son rendered important scouting service, carryingwith him a telegraph instrument which he utilizedin sending reports over the wires by cutting inwhen ojjportunity offered. On JNIarch 29, 1903, the State of Pennsyl-vania awarded to Wilson a gold medal bear-ing this inscription: In recognition of hisImportant and Delicate Service as MilitaryTelegraph Operator and Scout during theRaids and Invasions into the State, 1862-3and 4. The same Act gave him a commissionas colonel of Pennsylvania volunteers. ColonelWilson is the only member of the Civil WarMilitary Telegraph Corps who to-day holdsa commission, all other officers in that corps hav-ing
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