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USS George Washington Parke Curtis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for the purpose of using her as a balloon-launching platform in order to spy on Confederate defenses a long distance off. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war.

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  • USS George Washington Parke Custis (1861)
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  • USS George Washington Parke Curtis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for the purpose of using her as a balloon-launching platform in order to spy on Confederate defenses a long distance off. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war.
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  • The Union Army balloon Washington tethered to the barge George Washington Parke Custis
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  • USS George Washington Parke Curtis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for the purpose of using her as a balloon-launching platform in order to spy on Confederate defenses a long distance off. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war.
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