In June 1861, President Lincoln was persuaded to use balloons to spy on Rebels. Kevin Knapp portrays Thaddeus Lowe, who, In June 1861, flew 500 feet high on the National Mall in a gas-filled balloon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The ball has opened at last,” proclaimed the Delaware State Journal and Statesman on April 16, 1861, “and war is inaugurated. The ...

Although its exploits are practically unknown today, the Union Army Balloon Corps holds a significant place, not only in the history of the Civil War, but in the annals of military history. At 7 p.m.

The Southern Maryland Civil War Roundtable’s inaugural meeting will feature Civil War historian Kevin Knapp as Thaddeus Lowe, chief aeronaut of the Army of the Potomac’s Balloon Corps at 7 p.m. Sept.

MUMFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Terry Lowe drove 1,000 miles to get a taste of what his Civil War balloonist ancestor experienced while observing troop movements on the battlefields of Virginia — minus the ...

This video was filmed during the National Air and Space Museum's "Mr. Lincoln's Air Force" Family Day on Saturday, June 11, 2011. The event commemorated the 150th anniversary of Thaddeus Lowe's ...

In June of 1861, a full month before Congress authorized the call for 500,000 men to join the war, President Abraham Lincoln spent an afternoon looking at a balloon. Aeronaut Thaddeus Lowe took to the ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The lumbering, low-tech observation balloon, first used on Civil War battlefields, is making a comeback in Iraq. But this time around it's packed with zoom-lens video cameras and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This video was filmed during the National Air and Space Museum's "Mr. Lincoln's Air Force" Family Day on Saturday, June 11, 2011. The event ...

MUMFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Terry Lowe drove 1,000 miles to get a taste of what his Civil War balloonist ancestor experienced while observing troop movements on the battlefields of Virginia — minus the ...