Signal Corps Association

The SCA provides a medium for students, researchers, historians and reenactors to investigate the signal, telegraphic and secret service developments during the War Between the States. Through signal training camps, reenactments, living history programs, visits to schools and libraries, lectures and memorial programs, SCA hopes to develop and share... its archive with others through public awareness, the role and sacrifices of military and civilian telegraphists, signalmen and others who gathered, developed or conveyed intelligence communication on both sides of the conflict. By encouraging the study of period tactical tele- communications and intelligence gathering, including codes, cryptography, aerial telegraphy (flag), electric telegraphy (wire), observation balloons, signal rockets, lights and mortars, spies, scouts, agents and secret operations, SCA seeks to perpetuate the memory of America's mid-19th. century military and civilian communication pioneers and care for their monuments, markers and final resting places. The SCA and its reenactor's division has departments, detachments and or "stations" in more than 30 states. Many associates are not reenactors, but all do share an interest through the study and understanding of those who manned the telegraph key and sounder or pulled glass watch at innumerable observation posts, relaying vital despatches via flag and torch from hills, towers, rooftops, tree platforms and the mastheads of ships. The SCA holds no meetings, has no mandatory events and collects no dues. Members are as active in the association as they have time to be. Since 1987 SCA's monthly publication , Signal Cipher, has served as the organization's official transmitter. In January 1999 it was converted from paper to cyber text. Articles, announcements and queries are submitted by you our readers and focus on signal, telegraph and secret service operations, methodology, historical personages and related subject matter. These subjects can be searched by using our SITE SEARCH And Articles can ...Read More