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Thaddeus Lowe’s Civil War Sky Balloon Landing

Written By PBS Origins on Thursday, Aug 03, 2023 | 06:00 PM

 
In 1861, Thaddeus Lowe went on an unwelcoming adventure that landed him in South Carolina. The result eventually paid off when Abraham Lincoln made him the chief of the Union Army Balloon Corp! Learn more about how the invention of sky balloons influenced the Civil War on Rogue History.