Eric Henderson

Thaddeus S.C Lowe and The Union Army Balloon Corps Eric Henderson

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject History - America, grade: A, University at Albany, State University of New York, language: English, comment: I wrote this paper in my senior year of college (2014) for Dr. Allen Ballard as a term paper which was counted as 50% of my final grade. I was 1 of 3 students to receive an A on the papers. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it., abstract: This paper is focused on Thaddeus Lowe, the father of the United States Air Force, and his passion for aeronautics. Driven by curiosity he saw an opportunity to offer his service in the Civil War and he pursued it vigorously. Despite constant doubt from many of the Union Generals and a few set backs, he was able to prove himself and his balloons as a critical tool in battle.