u/CAcreeks

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Who named Frank Gore "Inconvenient Truth" ?

Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth was published 20 years ago. Frank Gore 21 has what I'd say is the greatest nickname of any NFL player ever. Instagram says 21 was so named after his breakout 2006 season when he rushed for 1695 yards.

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u/CAcreeks — 4 days ago

In the west, Grant often sent reports via telegraph or post to his superiors and other generals. Letters probably went by horseback. Presumably most railroads had telegraph lines and some method could route messages from source to destination. At a junction of RR and telegraph lines, did an operator need to re-tap Morse code onto an intersecting RR line?

When Grant was in Nashville after Fort Donelson surrendered, his messages did not get through. Grant and Halleck were out of touch for weeks, leading to Halleck's mistrust and Grant not receiving orders promptly.

>"The communications system by which Halleck and Grant were supposed to be keeping in touch had lapsed, and for the moment neither man knew it... The operator at the Fort Henry end [of the telegraph line] was a Rebel sympathizer, indulging in sabotage by failing to deliver telegrams." Grant Moves South, chapter 9.

Later in the war, Grant was close enough to Washington DC for couriers to reach Washington DC. Coded message were sent as well, according to Bruce Catton. I'd like to read more background about war-time communications. Active railroads have defunct telegraph poles now, but back then telegraph was the fastest option.

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u/CAcreeks — 12 days ago