. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . g 21112 .5—11211 4—11121 5—11112 6—21111 7—22111 8—22221 9—22122: 0—11111 NUMERALS Wait a moment. Are you ready?: I am ready.: Use short pole and small flag. Use long pole and large flag.: Work faster. Did you understand?: Use white flag.: Use black Hag. Use red flag. CODE SIGNALS 3 = End of word. 33message. 121212 = Error End of sentence. 333 = End of11, 11, 11, 3 = Message received(or understood). 11, 11. 11, 3 = Cease signaling. Constant andunbroken waving = Attent
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . g 21112 .5—11211 4—11121 5—11112 6—21111 7—22111 8—22221 9—22122: 0—11111 NUMERALS Wait a moment. Are you ready?: I am ready.: Use short pole and small flag. Use long pole and large flag.: Work faster. Did you understand?: Use white flag.: Use black Hag. Use red flag. CODE SIGNALS 3 = End of word. 33message. 121212 = Error End of sentence. 333 = End of11, 11, 11, 3 = Message received(or understood). 11, 11. 11, 3 = Cease signaling. Constant andunbroken waving = Attention, look for signals. To hasten work there were many abbreviations, such as: A =- After: 15 =- Before: C =~ Can; Imy == Immediately;N = = Not ; Q == Quiet ; R == Are ; U == You and V = Why. When using Coston signals there were more than twentyeomhinations of colored lights which permitted an extendedsystem of prearranged signals. White rockets (or bombs) —one; red=two, and green=three. White flags with a squarered center were most frequently employed for signaling pur-poses, though when snow was on the
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