Archival Adventures: Civil War Aeronautics
Archival Adventures: Civil War Aeronautics
Up, Up, and Away in our beautiful balloons! This week ArchivistAnthony will be exploring the history of aeronautics during the American Civil War. Civil War aeronautics involved the use of balloons for military aerial reconnaissance. The men who piloted the balloons were called aeronauts, and were members of the Aeronautical Corps, or the Union Army Balloon Corps. The idea behind the use of balloons during the Civil War came when President Lincoln learned about the expertise of Professor Thaddeus Lowe, and made him the first Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps. Today, Professor Lowe is commonly referred to as the father of the United States Air Force. Learn more about the items we will be exploring: bit.ly/ArchivalAdventures160
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and University Archives covering topics including university history, NASA pioneers, architecture, science fiction, cooking, LGBTQ+ history, Black history, urban legends, and more. Recordings of previous streams are available on the Libaries' Youtube page.
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- Date:
- Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 4:30pm
- Audience:
- Advanced Alumni Beginners Faculty/Staff Graduate Students Postdoc Public Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Event > Livestream
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