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The Unusual Way Union Troops Spied on Confederates

Name: The Unusual Way Union Troops Spied on Confederates
Uploaded: 2019-03-28
Duration: 188570
Description: In 1860, aeronaut Thaddeus Lowe met with President Lincoln to discuss the possibility of using gas-filled balloons for military reconnaissance.

In 1860, aeronaut Thaddeus Lowe met with President Lincoln to discuss the possibility of using gas-filled balloons for military reconnaissance.

Smithsonian magazine | 3:08