01381cpcaa2200301 a 4500001001300000003000400013005001700017008004100034010001700075040002400092072001200116100003100128245003900159300001400198506002200212520041600234545002400650546003600674580005700710600002600767610004200793610007700835650002700912650001400939651008200953656002701035999001701062mm 97006348 DLC20260227111726.0970226||||||||||||                 eng    amm 97006348   aDLCcDLCdDLCedacs 7aS2lcmd1 aMcKnight, A. A.q(Amor A.)00aA. A. McKnight papers,f1862-1996.  a2fitems.0 aOpen to research.8 aALS (13 April 1862) containing Union army officer A. A. McKnight's eyewitness account of the balloon ascent by Confederate army officer John Randolph Bryan in the South's first attempt at aerial operations.  McKnight also describes other incidents relating to his service with the 105th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.  Includes photocopy of an article (1996) concerning Bryan and Confederate aerial operations.0 aUnion army officer.  aCollection material in English.  aForms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.10aBryan, John Randolph.10aConfederate States of America.bArmy.10aUnited States.bArmy.bPennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 105th (1861-1865) 0aAeronautics, Military. 0aBalloons. 0aUnited StatesxHistoryyCivil War, 1861-1865xAerial operations, Confederate. 7aArmy officers.2itoamc  c44404d44404