Thaddeus S. C. Lowe to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, June 16, 1861 (Telegram from balloon)
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Thaddeus S. C. Lowe to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, June 16, 1861 (Telegram from balloon)
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Balloons (Aircraft).
Lowe, Thaddeus S.
Balloons (Aircraft).
Lowe, Thaddeus S.
Description
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Balloon Enterprise
June 16 1861
This point of observation commands an area near fifty miles in diameter-- The city with its girdle of encampments presents a superb scene-- I have pleasure in sending you this first dispatch ever telegraphed from an aerial station and in acknowledging indebtedness to your encouragement for the opportunity of demonstrating the availability of the science of aeronautics in the military service of the country
Balloon Enterprise
June 16 1861
This point of observation commands an area near fifty miles in diameter-- The city with its girdle of encampments presents a superb scene-- I have pleasure in sending you this first dispatch ever telegraphed from an aerial station and in acknowledging indebtedness to your encouragement for the opportunity of demonstrating the availability of the science of aeronautics in the military service of the country
Creator
Lowe, Thaddeus
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, The Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916.
Date
June 16, 1861
Contributor
Michelle Epps
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Lowe, Thaddeus, "Thaddeus S. C. Lowe to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, June 16, 1861 (Telegram from balloon)," in Ohio Civil War 150 | Collections & Exhibits, Item #1972, http://www.ohiocivilwar150.org/omeka/items/show/1972 (accessed May 25, 2013).
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