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1 “O Ujn BALLOONS' were first used for AERIAL OBSERVATION JULY 3IB 1861 WHEN PROF T.Sa LOWE, CHIEF OF FEDERAL BALLOON CORPS, SPIED ON CONFEDERATE CAMP AT SEWELL'S POINT; NORFOLK.. CONFEDERATES LATER USED BALLOONS ALSO. •BEAUREGARDS BALLOON* WAS USED AT MUNSON'S HILL LATER IN 1861.
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