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Thomas T. Eckert Papers

Owning Institution: Huntington Library

About this Collection

The Eckert Papers include the ledgers used by the operators employed by the Washington United States Military Telegraph (USMT) office and those attached to the Army of the Potomac; Thomas Eckert’s own letterpress books; and keys to the military ciphers in use between 1862 and 1866. Digitization and transcription of these resources were made possible by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. View this collection on the contributor's website.

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