Civil War Code Ciphertext
Here are three variations of the message I broke in my blog post about the recently-unrolled Civil War Code. First, the ciphertext as best I could transcribe from a high-resolution photograph:
SEAN WIEUIIUZH DTG CNP LBNXGK OZ BJQB FEQT XZBW JJOA TK FHR TPZWK PBW RYSQ VOWPZXQQ OEPH EK WASFKIPW PLVO JKZ HMN NVAEUD XYF DWRJ BOYPA SF MLV FYYRDE LVPL MFYSIU XY FQEO NPK M OBPC FYXJFHOHT AS ETOV B OCAJOSVQU M ZTZV TPIY DAW FQTI WTTJ J DQGOAIA FLWHTXTI QMTR SEA LVLFLXFO
Now, that same text cleaned up, once I’d recovered the key and corrected all the encoding, transcription, and handwriting interpretation errors:
SEAN WIEUIIUZH DTG CNP LBHXGK OZ BJQB FEQT XZBW JJOY TK FHR TPZWK PVU RYSQ VOUPZXGG OEPH CK UASFKIPW PLVO JIZ HMN NVAEUD XYF DURJ BOVPA SF MLV FYYRDE LVPL MFYSIN XY FQEO NPK M OBPC FYXJFHOHT AS ETOV B OCAJDSVQU M ZTZV TPHY DAU FQTI UTTJ J DOGOAIA FLWHTXTI QLTR
And, finally, for an added challenge, the clean ciphertext with word breaks removed:
SEANW IEUII UZHDT GCNPL BHXGK OZBJQ BFEQT XZBWJ JOYTK FHRTP ZWKPV URYSQ VOUPZ XGGOE PHCKU ASFKI PWPLV OJIZH MNNVA EUDXY FDURJ BOVPA SFMLV FYYRD ELVPL MFYSI NXYFQ EONPK MOBPC FYXJF HOHTA SETOV BOCAJ DSVQU MZTZV TPHYD AUFQT IUTTJ JDOGO AIAFL WHTXT IQLTR SEALV LFLXF O
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