Tag Archives: Simon Cameron

Fortress Washington, Part II

Posted on February 16, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Steve T. Phan to continue his discussion of Fortress Washington. You can find his first post here. In the late afternoon of July 21, 1861, Captain Barton S. Alexander, U.S. Army Engineers, described … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging Civil War | Tagged 69th NY, Alexandria, Aqueduct Bridge, Arlington Heights, Barton S. Alexander, Battle of First Manassas, Colonel Michael Corcoran, Defense of Washington DC, First Bull Run, Fort Bennett, Fort Ellsworth, Fort Runyon, George B. McClellan, Irvin McDowell, Joseph Mansfield, Lorenzo Thomas, Mason's Island, Potomac River, Simon Cameron, Steve T. Phan, Virginia, Washington D.C., William T. Sherman, Winfield Scott | Leave a comment

Union Balloon Corps: Part 2

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Caroline Davis

After thoroughly impressing President Lincoln with the ability to gather and transmit intelligence from the air, Thaddeus Lowe was granted funding to start producing hot-air balloons for the Union Army. He named the first balloon Union.

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Personalities | Tagged George McClellan, Simon Cameron, Thaddeus Lowe | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Simon Cameron

Fortress Washington, Part II

Union Balloon Corps: Part 2

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