How the Information was obtained
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Title
How the Information was obtained
Subject
Military use of balloons
Description
An article describing the use of balloons for observation from Upton's Hill. It mentions General McDowell and the Compte de Paris making an ascension of over 1,000 feet. From that height they were able to observe the Confederate troops of General Beauregard.
Publisher
The Evening Star
Date
October 2, 1861
Rights
Public Domain
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How the Information was obtained.
We yesterday Incidentally described the position of Beauregard's army at this time Having Last evening satisfied ourself that the method by which this information was obtained will be ventilated to-day in northern papers, we take to say that it was obtained through the use of the balloon, now at Upton's Hill, in which, at sunset on the day before yesterday, Gen. McDowell made an ascension to a height of a thousand feet, accompanied by one of General McClellan's aids - the Compte de Paris. Not a breath of air was stirring, and the atmosphere was singularly clear The consequence was, that the camp-fire smoke of every regiment of Beauregard, between the points we mentioned yesterday,was distinctly visible, each rising to the clouds in a straight column, so as to permit them to be counted, with a fine glass. We question whether a balloon ascension for military purposes ever resulted more satisfactorily, in either hemisphere, than on this occasion. Through it, the numbers (approximate) and position of the enemy In front of Washington was instantly made known to (ien. McClellan, who was on the ground.
We yesterday Incidentally described the position of Beauregard's army at this time Having Last evening satisfied ourself that the method by which this information was obtained will be ventilated to-day in northern papers, we take to say that it was obtained through the use of the balloon, now at Upton's Hill, in which, at sunset on the day before yesterday, Gen. McDowell made an ascension to a height of a thousand feet, accompanied by one of General McClellan's aids - the Compte de Paris. Not a breath of air was stirring, and the atmosphere was singularly clear The consequence was, that the camp-fire smoke of every regiment of Beauregard, between the points we mentioned yesterday,was distinctly visible, each rising to the clouds in a straight column, so as to permit them to be counted, with a fine glass. We question whether a balloon ascension for military purposes ever resulted more satisfactorily, in either hemisphere, than on this occasion. Through it, the numbers (approximate) and position of the enemy In front of Washington was instantly made known to (ien. McClellan, who was on the ground.
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Citation
“How the Information was obtained,” Mapping the Civil War in Arlington, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mtcwia.com/items/show/126.