“Sir: This point of observation commands an area nearly 50 miles in diameter. The city, with its girdle of encampments, presents a superb scene. I have pleasure in sending you this first dispatch ever telegraphed from an aerial station.” FirstsWarPleasureCitiesSceneAreasMilesCommandObservationCivil WarStationsSuperbGirdlesEncampment Author:Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
