Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources:
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/cable/filmmore/ps_progress.html
This time period article from Atlantic Monthly, 1860,
shows the perspective on the telegraph and how early Americans perceived it to
be.
Source: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660282/
This image gave us an idea of working conditions for
telegraph operators.
Source: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu
This site had a newspaper article of recent event that
was very shocking to the public, and the telegraph’s effects alongside that.
Secondary Sources:
Source: http://www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/150/1830.xhtml
This secondary source tells about the
invention and the history of the telegraph in the 19th century. It also helped us to understand
how the telegraph functions.
Source: http://www.learnmorsecode.com/
This source shows how Morse code works. It helped us to
understand how people were/are able to read the telegrams.
Source: http://civilwarhome.com/telgraph.htm
This secondary source showed us how important but
unaccredited the operators of the telegraphs in the Civil War were. It
emphasizes how crucial their position was, and also that they were often
unappreciated and overlooked.
Source: http://www.morsecode.scphillips.com/morse2.html
This gave us a deeper understanding about how people
communicated and the simplicity of Morse code.
Source: “Lincoln”(the movie)
This film shows how the Union utilized the telegraph to
directly communicate important information from one place to another.
Source: http://hnn.us/articles/30860.html
This site gave us a better idea of how exactly the
telegraph was directly and importantly used to help win the Civil War.
Primary Sources:
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/cable/filmmore/ps_progress.html
This time period article from Atlantic Monthly, 1860,
shows the perspective on the telegraph and how early Americans perceived it to
be.
Source: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660282/
This image gave us an idea of working conditions for
telegraph operators.
Source: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu
This site had a newspaper article of recent event that
was very shocking to the public, and the telegraph’s effects alongside that.
Secondary Sources:
Source: http://www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/150/1830.xhtml
This secondary source tells about the
invention and the history of the telegraph in the 19th century. It also helped us to understand
how the telegraph functions.
Source: http://www.learnmorsecode.com/
This source shows how Morse code works. It helped us to
understand how people were/are able to read the telegrams.
Source: http://civilwarhome.com/telgraph.htm
This secondary source showed us how important but
unaccredited the operators of the telegraphs in the Civil War were. It
emphasizes how crucial their position was, and also that they were often
unappreciated and overlooked.
Source: http://www.morsecode.scphillips.com/morse2.html
This gave us a deeper understanding about how people
communicated and the simplicity of Morse code.
Source: “Lincoln”(the movie)
This film shows how the Union utilized the telegraph to
directly communicate important information from one place to another.
Source: http://hnn.us/articles/30860.html
This site gave us a better idea of how exactly the
telegraph was directly and importantly used to help win the Civil War.