Historical Sketch Of The Signal Corps 1860 1934

Author : Joseph Willard Brown
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265839645
Total Pages : 1046 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book The Signal Corps, U. S. A. , in the War of the Rebellion (Classic Reprint) written by Joseph Willard Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Signal Corps, U. S. A., In the War of the Rebellion From the flag and torch of the enthusiastic inventor to a highly developed corps of the general staff is a long step. In the beginning, the Corps was enfolded in the enthusiasm and determination of Myer. In fact there was no corps, but there was Myer. A chief without a. Corps, it was his consuming ambition to surround himself with a staff of trained assistants; he succeeded in his ambition in 1863, but such were the animosities excited by his success that he was removed from the command of the Corps he had created, and in 1861 was out of the army. Yet such was the influence he was still able to exert that he prevented the confirmation of Col. Fisher twice appointed to succeed I1i111. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.