One solution: Balloons. Yes, balloons. And bizarrely, it was tried and kind of worked. Back in the American Civil War, the American military founded its first aerial force, the Union Army Balloon ...

The story of how Thaddeus Lowe reinvented reconnaissance at the encouragement of President Lincoln. How “The Star-Spangled Banner” Became the National Anthem The Truth Behind the Legend of ...

During the Civil War? That's a pretty tall claim ... a concerted effort to employ balloons in the war. By the time of the Balloon Corps was established, the little steamship Fanny was still ...

Balloons, tethered to the ground floated high ... Bryce Van Stavern, the Supervisor of Whitehouse Operations at the American Civil War Museum talks about these daring aeronauts on the newest ...

It was the Civil War's "Kitty Hawk moment," and it happened in Mechanicsville when balloons manned by Confederate and Union aeronauts floated above a field of battle — the first time warring ...

The balloon was used for observation during the Civil War. Circa 1862. Command and control in the 19th century was often erratic, with primitive communications, unreliable reconnaissance ...

MECHANICSVILLE, Va. - It was the Civil War's "Kitty Hawk moment," and it happened here when balloons manned by Confederate and Union aeronauts floated above a field of battle - ...