decodingthecivilwar

A major transcription project involving almost 16,000 Civil War telegrams and dozens of codebooks now housed at the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA.

[Heart of Civil War @MDCivWar]

Espionage and gender make for an interesting blog post from @civilwarcodes "A Superabundance of Female Spies"- read: https://t.co/jiY8rIW7Ta

[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

When in Doubt, Eat the Cipher! https://t.co/y0i1Kqljwb

[National Museum of Civil War Medicine @CivilWarMed]

#OTD in 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first telegraphic message. The telegraph would change warfare forever. #CivilWar
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[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

I think there's a strong chance that some of the Union generals disliked each other more than the Confederates.
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[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

We tend to focus on the Union Army and Military Telegraph, so it's important to support other perspectives. A great project and challenge! https://t.co/el09EOz6XT

[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

Woot Woot! We passed 100,000 classifications today!!!

[Smithsonian Transcription Center @TranscribeSI]

Try your hand at cracking codes w @civilwarcodes, or document WWI service records w @MeasuringANZACs or @OpWarDiary https://t.co/psLayQqwOr

[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

Challenge Demolished!!
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[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

With a Brave Army and a Just Cause
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[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

#otd in 1862 - The Enemy Fled
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Hunting for Mosby https://t.co/aAob7mOiZs

[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

@MeetGrant @USGrantNPS That's slightly classier than our birthday image 😝

[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

Happy birthday to General and President U.S. Grant! Today on the blog we look at his codenames!
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[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

Surrender of Johnston https://t.co/6ga5hzbfxp

[Mattie @MattieT650]

Excited to learn about @civilwarcodes transcription project @TheHuntington Can we do Sutro's paper next?? 😝

[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

Need a break from all that 19th century handwriting? @MeasuringANZACs has their own challenge in honor of ANZAC Day! https://t.co/uIXy6ubUfR

[Measuring the ANZACs @MeasuringANZACs]

Join the Anzac Day challenge. Transcribe 100,000 fields in 2 weeks. 1 for each man who served. @WW100NZ @NZHistory https://t.co/b3eoJGvdb0

[decodingthecivilwar @civilwarcodes]

Grant Defends Sherman’s Truce https://t.co/CDY2SQVhbD

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The transcription challenge has been so successful that we had to load 10 more ledgers! Almost 6500 classifications in 1 week!

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Ghosts in the White House?
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A Seance in the White House https://t.co/9lsKqZoFrH