Cryptology - Unofficial St. Mary's College of California Web Site
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212 CHAPTER 10. TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS<br />
Plain<br />
Hurlbut<br />
Sherman<br />
movements<br />
enemy<br />
Prentiss<br />
Price<br />
rear<br />
advances<br />
Missouri<br />
10:30am<br />
Halleck<br />
Code<br />
bear<br />
Blubber<br />
zebras<br />
wiley<br />
valley<br />
query<br />
world<br />
wafers<br />
chorus<br />
Clara<br />
applause<br />
Figure 10.4: Codewords for keyword McClellan.<br />
11. Cipher No. 7 was used early in the Civil War.<br />
To Louisville, Ky. Sept 29, 1862<br />
Colonel Anson <strong>St</strong>ager, Washington 16<br />
Austria await I in over to requiring orders olden rapture blissful for<br />
your instant command turned and instructions and rough looking further<br />
shall further the Camden me <strong>of</strong> ocean September poker twenty I<br />
the to I command obedience repair orders quickly pretty Indianapolis<br />
your him accordingly my fourth received 1862 wounded nine have<br />
twenty turn have to to to alvord hasty.<br />
(signed) William H. Drake<br />
The keyword Austria indicates that this has nine lines, and is to be read<br />
U1, D6, U2, D3, U5, D4. The only codeword in this message is “Camden,”<br />
Major General G. H. Thomas. By this time <strong>St</strong>ager had regularized the<br />
location <strong>of</strong> the blind words: always insert one at the end <strong>of</strong> a column being<br />
pulled <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
Decipher the message.<br />
12. [Antonucci] <strong>St</strong>ager’s Cipher No. 12 was used from September 1862 until<br />
August 1864. It had many code words, for times <strong>of</strong> days, prominent<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers, place names, and even commonly used words and phrases. For<br />
example, in the following message Arabia is Major General Don Carlos<br />
Buell, Adam is Major General Henry Halleck, and Lincoln is Louisville,<br />
KY.<br />
Louisville, Ky. Sept 30, 1862 To George C. Maynard, Washington<br />
Regulars ordered <strong>of</strong> my to public out suspending received 1862 spoiled<br />
thirty I dispatch command <strong>of</strong> continue <strong>of</strong> best otherwise worst Arabia<br />
my command discharge duty <strong>of</strong> my last for Lincoln September period<br />
your from sense shall duties the until Seward ability to the I a removal<br />
16 Since <strong>St</strong>ager was the head <strong>of</strong> the Military Telegraph Office in Washington, during some<br />
years most messages to Washington were sent to his name. Likewise, Drake must be the<br />
telegraph operator stationed with the commander the message is for, Major General D.C.<br />
Buell in this case.
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