02142cam a2200433 4500 71240730 TxAuBib 20101229120000.0 100701s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010925627 9781590787199 $13.95 1590787196 $13.95 (OCoLC)587219760 DLC DLC TxAuBib Jarrow, Gail. Lincoln's flying spies : Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War balloon corps / Gail Jarrow. 1st ed. Honesdale, PA : Calkins Creek, 2010. 109 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-103) and index. Junior Library Guild. For two years during the Civil War, a corps of balloonists led by Thaddeus Lowe spied on the Confederate Army. They counted Rebel soldiers, detected troop movement, and directed artillery fire against enemy positions. Lincoln's Flying Spies tells the exciting story of Lowe's efforts to organize the Balloon Corps and provide valuable intelligence to the Union Army. 11-14. 6-9. 20101229. A Junior Library Guild selection. Lowe, T. S. C (Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt), 1832-1913 Juvenile literature. Lowe, T. S. C (Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt), 1832-1913. Ballooning United States History 19th century Juvenile literature. Ballooning History. Aeronautics, Military United States History 19th century Juvenile literature. Aeronautics, Military History. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Balloons Juvenile literature. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Aerial operations. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Aerial operations Juvenile literature. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Balloons. MRLJG