Union Army Balloon Corps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Army_Balloon_Corps

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Thaddeus_S._C._Lowe
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	gptkb:Union_Army 1863
gptkbp:formedIn	1861
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Thaddeus_S._C._Lowe
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:notableBalloon	gptkb:United_States gptkb:Washington gptkb:bird gptkb:constitutional_law gptkb:Union Excelsior Intrepid
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown gptkb:Peninsula_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Seven_Pines gptkb:Battle_of_Fair_Oaks
gptkbp:notableFor	aerial artillery spotting pioneering aerial telegraphy first organized military aeronautical unit in the United States
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Thaddeus_S._C._Lowe
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:purpose	aerial reconnaissance
gptkbp:usedFor	hydrogen balloons
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Thaddeus_S._C._Lowe
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Union Army Balloon Corps