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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 4625385, member: 16283&quot;]1860&#039;s Batteries:quote- &#039;Batteries of electro-chemical (Voltaic) cells provided the electricity for Civil War Era telegraphy. The rechargeable lead-acid storage battery was invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté. By the time of the Civil War a practical battery made from two different compounds of lead and sulfuric acid was available. A group of these batteries hooked in series allowed the U.S. Military Telegraph to send a message over ten miles of wire without repetition from a single wagon fitted with telegraphic equipment.They used sulfuric acid wet cells.&#039;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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