GDG- GDG: Signal Corps and Buford / A.B. Jerome

[James Cameron]

<< Melanie,

So far as I know--and I have about fifteen years of research invested
in the life and military career of John Buford--I am only aware of
Jerome being assigned to Buford's division.  However, keep in mind
that Jerome was an officer, and it sounds like your soldier was an
enlisted man who may have been assigned to Jerome.

Eric  >>

Any signal officer assigned to a division would have more than one enlisted 
signalman detailed to accompany him.   For example, Lemuel Norton's (Chief 
Signal officer, AOP) report states that on June 20, two signal officers were 
assigned to each Corps, and mentions the 1st, 11th and 12th Corps thereafter 
establishing contact with each other by signal flag.  He report also 
indicates three signal officers being assigned to Pleasonton's cavalry corps 
on June 26.  His report also lists casualties (wounded or captured) to 
signal officers and signalmen.  Even though he speaks in terms of the 
officers assigned to the various headquarters, enlisted signalmen would have 
been detailed along with them, as a matter of course.

Jim Cameron