Lowe, Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt

Life span:

08/20/1832 to 01/16/1913

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Life Summary

Full name:

Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe

Place of Birth:

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Birth Date Certainty:

Exact

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Sectional choice:

North

Origins:

Free State

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Family:

Clovis Lowe (father), Alpha Green Lowe (mother), Leontine Augustine Gaschon (wife)

Occupation:

Businessman

Scientist or Inventor

Relation to Slavery:

White non-slaveholder

Military:

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

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