Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The Office of the Chief Signal Officer sent these letters discussing reporting errors, budgetary issues, personnel reassignments, and changes in procedures to its observers in Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1870s and 1880s. Sergeant John K. Payne served as observer until December 31, 1879, when he was replaced by Private B. F. Hough.The majority of the letters in this collection were sent to Payne, the Signal Service's Observer in Knoxville from the department's headquarters in...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The Office of the Chief Signal Officer sent these letters discussing reporting errors, budgetary issues, personnel reassignments, and changes in procedures to its observers in Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1870s and 1880s. Sergeant John K. Payne served as observer until December 31, 1879, when he was replaced by Private B. F. Hough.The majority of the letters in this collection were sent to Payne, the Signal Service's Observer in Knoxville from the department's headquarters in...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The Office of the Chief Signal Officer sent these letters discussing reporting errors, budgetary issues, personnel reassignments, and changes in procedures to its observers in Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1870s and 1880s. Sergeant John K. Payne served as observer until December 31, 1879, when he was replaced by Private B. F. Hough.The majority of the letters in this collection were sent to Payne, the Signal Service's Observer in Knoxville from the department's headquarters in...