1800s Archive · Military aviation

Scene at Balloon Camp, Gaines' Hill, near Richmond, Va. Telegraphing, reporting, and sketching during the Battle of Fair Oaks, June 1st, 1862.

Henrico County, Virginia · 1862

Scene at Balloon Camp, Gaines' Hill, near Richmond, Va. Telegraphing, reporting, and sketching during the Battle of Fair Oaks, June 1st, 1862., Henrico County, Virginia, 1862
Scene at Balloon Camp, Gaines' Hill, near Richmond, Va. Telegraphing, reporting, and sketching during the Battle of Fair Oaks, June 1st, 1862., Henrico County, Virginia, 1862. Military aviation — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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