Life span: 08/20/1832 to 01/16/1913TabsLife SummaryFull name: Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt LowePlace of Birth: Coos County, NHBurial Place: Pasadena, CABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 4No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 10Family: Clovis Lowe (father), Alpha Green Lowe (mother), Leontine Augustine Gaschon (wife) Occupation: BusinessmanScientist or InventorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 11/10/1861 11/10/1861 On the Potomac, Thaddeus Lowe's balloon carrier is towed into position off Mattawoman Creek 11/11/1861 11/11/1861 On the Potomac, Thaddeus Lowe launches the first balloon observation flight from a naval craft 05/31/1862 06/01/1862 Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond 09/30/1865 09/30/1865 Famous daredevil Harry Leslie performs while suspended from a balloon flying 2000 feet over New York City 11/08/1865 11/08/1865 In New York, newlyweds celebrate with a two hour balloon flight from Central Park to Mount Vernon Documents Images Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe, detail Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe, in the field, circa 1863 Thaddeus Lowe's Balloon Observation Unit, Gaines Mill, Virginia, circa 1862, zoomable image Bibliography