Lincoln's T-mails

During the Civil War, the 16th President sed the new technology of telegraphy to communicate with his generals in the field--with great effect

By:
Tom Wheeler
Winter 2011 | Volume 25 |  Issue 4
Inventor:
Lincoln, Abraham

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