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Federal Ballooning Operations at Gaines' Mill
Military Ballooning in the Civil War
Civil War ballooning experts Tom Crouch, Jim Green, and Mike Boehme, discuss the rich history of military ballooning at Gaines' Mill and the importance of saving one of the celebrated sites associated with Thaddeus Lowe's ballooning operations during the Civil War.
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Gaines' Mill: Preservation
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Help Save Cold Harbor and Gaines' Mill
You can forever be a crucial part in preserving the most-important unprotected hallowed ground in America at Gaines’ Mill and Cold Harbor.
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Battle Facts
Mechanicsville, VA | June 27, 1862
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
15,500
Union
6,800
6,800
Confed.
8,700
8,700