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    The Union Army Balloon Corps was a branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War, established by presidential appointee Thaddeus S. C. Lowe....
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    XXII Corps was a corps in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was created on February 2, 1863, to consist of all troops garrisoned in Washington...
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    USS George Washington Parke Custis (category Balloons (aeronautics))
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Union Army Balloon Corps Balloon (aircraft) Observation balloon...
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    the Confederate troops for the Union Army. In July 1861 Lowe was appointed Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps by President Abraham Lincoln....
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    The Intrepid was a hydrogen gas balloon or aerostat built for use by the Union Army Balloon Corps for aerial reconnaissance purposes during the American...
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    military aerial reconnaissance in the United States Union Army Balloon Corps 2023 Chinese balloon incident Joseph Needham (1965). Science and Civilisation...
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    artillery fire on the rebels. Lowe and other balloonists formed the Union Army Balloon Corps. Lowe insisted on the strict use of tethered (as opposed to free)...
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    observation post Balloon buster Barrage balloon Roswell incident Surveillance aircraft Surveillance blimp Union Army Balloon Corps Tethered balloon Thompson,...
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    corps was disbanded in 1799. The first major use of balloons in the military occurred during the American Civil War with the Union Army Balloon Corps...
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