ERIE EVENT
The Origins of the Union Army Balloon Corps 1861
Thursday, August 19, 2027 at 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
- Date and time
- StartThursday, August 19, 2027 at 6:00 PMEndThursday, August 19, 2027 at 7:30 PM
- Address
- Corry Higher Education Council, 221 N Center St, Corry, PA, 16407
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- Other
About this event
In this presentation, Brian Graff, retired geographer/cartographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will focus on the very fitful birth of the Union Army Balloon Corps that occurred in the first 6 months of the Civil War. There were many obstacles to using balloons for military applications and the creation of the Balloon Corps nearly did not occur. How it finally came to exist, despite all the setbacks, is an interesting study of technological innovation during war.
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