[DOC] [TLE] Union Army Balloon Corps - Wikipedia [PAR] Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe was one of the top American balloonists who 
sought the position of Chief Aeronaut for the Union Army. ... All these men were 
aeronauts of extraordinary qualification in ... "General, this is my friend Professor 
Lowe who is organizing an aeronautics corps and... [DOC] [TLE] An inflated proposal: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War balloons ... [PAR] Jun 11, 2011 ... Civil War balloons for spying on the Confederate Army. ... These balloons, Lowe 
explained, could be used to direct artillery fire or conduct ... a telegraph operator 
and the superintendent of the American Telegraph Co. ... who is organizing an 
Aeronautic Corps for the Army, and is to be its chief, Lincoln said. [DOC] [TLE] Documents Relating to the First Military Balloon Corps Organized in ... [PAR] During the Civil War in the United States, the science of aero- nautics was ... S. C. 
Lowe, a balloon corps was organiized in the Federal Army in the fall of 1861... [DOC] [TLE] Aeronautics in the Civil War - JStor [PAR] nautics.2 These domestic incidents, taken in conjunction with the enormous air ... 
nings of American military aeronautics during the first half of the Civil. War. ..... 
called his organization the "Aeronautic Corps" and on March 30,. I863, the ... 36 
On April I5, I863, Lowe styled himself "Chief of Aeronautics, Army of the Poto- 
mac". [DOC] [TLE] Seizing the Highest Ground: The Union Army Balloon Corps ... [PAR] Despite these successes, the Union Army disbanded the Balloon Corps after the 
... Comstock served as the Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac from 21 .... 
States: The Civil War Balloon Activities of Professor Thaddeus S.C. Lowe," in Air 
..... a military aeronautical organization to Lowe.46 At that time, Lincoln wrote the
... [DOC] [TLE] The United States Army Air Arm, 1861-1917 - Air Force Historical ... [PAR] Page 5 ... Despite the fact that his initial aeronautical attempts were .... These free 
ascensions were possible because of a ... from Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, a rival 
army balloonist ... Balloons and Airships in the United States Army, 1861-1913 ... 
commander in chief of the Union Armies. ... mation of an organized balloon corps. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Aeronautics. Science Reference Guide, Library of Congress [PAR] For more information about balloons and airships, see our Tracer Bullet 00-5 
Balloons ... Block, Eugene B. Above the Civil War: the story of Thaddeus Lowe, ... 
S. C. Lowe, chief of the aeronautic corps of the Army of the United States during 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Thaddeus Lowe (Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps) [PAR] Apr 29, 2015 ... Genealogy for Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe (1832 - 1913) family ... 
Thaddeus Lowe (Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps) .... Thadeaus 
I C Lowe in 1900 United States Federal Census .... He was the second child in a 
family of five and was named Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine, more... [DOC] [TLE] Balloons of the Civil War - Defense Technical Information Center [PAR] these three periods indicates the Union balloon corps amply validated its worth. 
... explains the collapse of Thaddeus Lowe's organization after Chancellorsville. 
The ..... According to the US Army Field Manual FM 100-5, Qpraion, .... competed 
for the top position 'n the aeronautic department ..... job as Chief Aeronaut. [DOC] [TLE] Jefferson New Hampshire Inventor & Aeronaut, Prof. Thaddeus S.C. ... [PAR] Dec 6, 2006 ... .balloonist for Union Army, Chief of the Corps of Aeronautics ... .in 1865 invented 
compression ice machines and made the first artificial ice in the United states ... 
Thaddeus, S.C. Lowe, the distinguished inventor, aeronaut, and scientist .... 
These interviews resulted in obtaining authority for the organization of... [DOC] [TLE] Thaddeus S. C. Lowe | Open Access articles | Open Access journals ... [PAR] Lowe's scientific endeavors were cut short by the onset of the American Civil War. 
... In July 1861 Lowe was appointed Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon ... 
He was the second child in a family of five and was

Question: As chief of aeronautics, U.S. Army, Thaddeus Lowe organized a corps of 5 of these
Answer: balloons