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During thr Civil War Signaling was used by both the Union and Confederates. This signaling was of course not Wireless, that did not come until 1914. The methods for signalling were varied. Flags, Rockets, Torches, and of course Telegraph. 1
The Rhode Island connection was signaling personel. In just one listing of members of the signal corps, we find at least 133 Rhode Islanders! 2
| Signal Men | City | State |
| ARMINGTON, GEORGE H. | No. Providence | Rhode Island |
| ARNOLD, FRANK M | Pawtucket | Rhode Island |
| ARNOLD, GEORGE B. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| BATES, WATSON | Barrington | Rhode Island |
| BAXTER, ALLEN F. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| BELLOWS, JOHN J. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| BENDER, OSCAR N. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| BEVERLY, ALBERT W. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| BRANCH, FRANK G. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| BROWN, THOMAS S. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| CAPRON, ADIN BALLOU, | Woonsocket | Rhode Island |
| CAMP, NORMAN HENRY, | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| CARPENTER, B. EDGAR | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| CLARK, HENRY J. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| COLVIN, HENRY H. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| CONGDON, HENRY R. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| CORNELL, JOSEPH P. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| COTTRELL, BENJAMIN H. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| CRANDALL, WILLIAM W. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| DAVIS, EDWIN C. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| DYER, HENRY | Crompton | Rhode Island |
| ELLIOTT, JAMES E. | North Providence | Rhode Island |
| JORDAN, ANDREW | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| KNIGHT, CHRISTOPHER N. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| LASSARD, ABRAHAM | Pawtucket | Rhode Island |
| LUTHER, EDWARD P. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| MARTIN, BENJAMIN B. | Warren | Rhode Island |
| MARTIN, JAMES H | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| MASON, HENRY W. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| MASON, WILLIAM D. | Provudence | Rhode Island |
| NASON, CHARLES H | Providence | Rhode Island |
| NICHOLAS, TIMOTHY C | Providence | Rhode Island |
| NYE, CORNELIUS H. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| PECK, THOMAS H. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| PHETTEPLACE, ALBERT | Providence | Rhode Island |
| PHETTEPLACE, LEWIS T. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| RHODES, JAMES C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| RILEY, LUKE | Providence | Rhode Island |
| ROSE, DANIEL D. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| ROYER, WILLIAM HARRY | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SALISBURY, HENRY T. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SANDLAND, ALVIN T. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SIMMONS, GEORGE N. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SMITH, JAMES F. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SULLIVAN, DANIEL | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SULLIVAN, DENNIS A. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TAFFT, HENRY SPUER | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TAFT, FREDERICK F. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TAFT, WILLIAM A. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TOMAN, JAMES | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TOURTELLOT, CHARLES P. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WENTWORTH, CHARLES, | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WHITING, LEWIS GARDNER | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WIGFALL, WALTER C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WILCOX, WILLIAM A. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WILLIAMS, ALFRED S. C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| YOUNG, GEORGE F. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| ARMINGTON, GEORGE H. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| ARNOLD, FRANK M. | Pawtucket | Rhode Island |
| ARNOLD, GEORGE B. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| *ARNOLD, HENRY L. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| ARNOLD, PHILIP A. | Warren | Rhode Island |
| BATES, WATSON | Barrington | Rhode Island |
| BAXTER, ALLEN F. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| BELLOWS, JOHN J. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| BENDER, OSCAR N. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| *BEVERLY, ALBERT W. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| BRANCH, FRANK G. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| BROWN, THOMAS S. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| CAMP, NORMAN HENRY | Providence | Rhode Island |
| CARPENTER, B. EDGAR | Providence | Rhode Island |
| *CARRIQUE, THOMAS H., | Providence | Rhode Island |
| CLARK, HENRY J. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| COLVIN, HENRY H. | Manton | Rhode Island |
| CONGDON, HENRY R. | Bristol | Rhode Island |
| CORNELL, JOSEPH P. | East Greenwich | Rhode Island |
| COTTRELL, BENJAMIN H. | Warwick | Rhode Island |
| CRANDALL, WILLIAM W. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| DAVIS, EDWIN C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| DYER, HENRY | Crompton | Rhode Island |
| GOOGIN, CHARLES S. | Ashton | Rhode Island |
| GRAY, WILLIAM F. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| *GREENE, SIDNEY A. | Smithfield | Rhode Island |
| GREENE, WALTER A. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| HAMILTON, WILLIAM H. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| *HARRINGTON, THOMAS M. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| HARVEY, ISAAC J | South Scituate, | Rhode Island |
| HATCH, JOHN L. | Kent | Rhode Island |
| HAWKES, AUGUSTUS E. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| HAWKINS, WILLIAM, JR. | Scituate | Rhode Island |
| JOHNSON, FERNANDO M. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| KELLY, JAMES | Providence | Rhode Island |
| KELLY, LUKE | Providence | Rhode Island |
| LADD, GEORGE S. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| LATHAM, CHARLES M. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| LEACH, EDWIN | Providence | Rhode Island |
| LIBBY, ALLEN | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McCARTHY, MICHAEL | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McCLARY, JOHN | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McCULLON, JAMES | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McELROY, EDWARD P. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McELROY, JOHN | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McKAY, ROBERT G. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McKENZIE, MURDOCK C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| McKINLAY, HUGH | Providence | Rhode Island |
| MOLAN, ANDREW | Providence | Rhode Island |
| NASON, CHARLES H. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| NICHOLAS, TIMOTHY C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| NYE, CORNELIUS H. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| O'HARA, JAMES, | Providence | Rhode Island |
| PECK, THOMAS H. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| PHETTEPLACE, ALBERT | Providence | Rhode Island |
| PHETTEPLACE, LEWIS T. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| RHODES, JAMES C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| RILEY, LUKE | Providence | Rhode Island |
| ROSE, DANIEL D. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| ROYER, WILLIAM HARRY, | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SALISBURY, HENRY T. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SANDLAND, ALVIN T. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SIMMONS, GEORGE N. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| SMITH, JAMES F. | Pawtucket | Rhode Island |
| SULLIVAN, DANIEL | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TAFFT, HENRY SPUER | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TAFT, FREDERICK F. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TAFT, WILLIAM A. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TOMAN, JAMES | Providence | Rhode Island |
| TOURTELLOT, CHARLES P. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WENTWORTH, CHARLES | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WHITING, LEWIS GARDNER | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WIGFALL, WALTER C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WILCOX, WILLIAM A. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| WILLIAMS, ALFRED S. C. | Providence | Rhode Island |
| YOUNG, GEORGE F., | Providence | Rhode Island |
1 Military Communication
2 Roster of US Signal Corps
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