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Why was the telegraph important to the civil war?

April 26, 2017Arts civil war History Humanities Telegraph

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Why was the telegraph important to the civil war?

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It allowed the President to communicate with his generals in near “real” time (as opposed to unreal) and issue orders accordingly. Lincoln became a familiar figure in the telegraph office in Washington. They actually got a couch for him to stretch out on between messages.

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It was important to keep the lines of communication going. Both as an administrative agent and tactical factor. See: www.civilwarhome.com/telegraph.

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because it was a from of communication to send messages for the people who were at war