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Civil War balloons

Aerial reconnaissance offered Union officers a new view of Confederate positions. Newspaper pages from 1861 to 1863 on a map and timeline.

US News Map searches Chronicling America, the Library of Congress collection of digitized American newspapers, and maps every matching page by where and when it was printed. Play the timeline to watch a word or a story move across the country.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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55 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (7 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. New-York Daily Tribune — 1861-10-31, page 6

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Franee-The L"sf RIunder-Diyersion Of Commerce RaiIrond and Naval Prepnratiops-& balloon Corps. flourish OF the rebel trumpet which came over 10y Tue last arrival that France …

  2. The Sun — 1861-12-09, page 1

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … this plan. A number Of intelligent men have been detailed TO form the ~. s. Army Balloon | COrps" They wear the figure OF n balloon and (oftn inter- reted "Bsfore Christ, } give …

  3. New-York Daily Tribune — 1862-06-04, page 3

    … and made we glad to sccept the nocturnal hospitality of certain of Prof. Lowe's balloon corps, suugly encamped in the woods to the left of the road, within half mile of the …

  4. New-York Daily Tribune — 1862-06-12, page 6

    … those wi direc k or xh wut one word of remonstrance trom hor Wa have, from the balloon corps, most startling aceount at Halifax. The English Conservative W088 Who irect the …

  5. The Sun — 1862-06-12, page 1

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … tho Philade phia Press, under date Of ,th insi., thus writes - We have, from the balloon corps a mos, startling sccount OF a rebel nutiny. Two or three DAYS ago, whilst taking …

  6. The New York Herald — 1863-03-26, page 4

    … retreat from tig.present position. Although llttlo mention has been made of the balloon corps In connection with the Army of the Potomac, Pro feasor Lowe is still constantly …

  7. The New York Herald — 1863-06-25, page 5

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … valuable ammunition found her, and the yes eel itself Is a meet valuable prize. THE BALLOON CORPS. Lieutenant Williams, Commanding tho Balloon corps. with the Army Of the Potomac, corrccts the report the use Of the balloon has been …

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