American Civil War Ancestor

This is the continuation of the use of balloons in history, The introduction of Prof Lowe and his Corps during the Civil War and the men who Lowe saw as his enemies. This video is based on and produced by the author of the above titled book (The War of the Aeronauts) written by Charles M. Evans. This book is very much worth reading, Mr. Evans does a great job presenting a balanced story of the history of ballooning in the ACW. Running time is 9 minutes and 52 seconds.

Posted by americancivilwarancestor on June 4, 2011 at 4:46 PM

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