The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

A Balloon Reconnoissance

Jack of the Bean-stalk. "A Balloon Reconnoissance." Vanity Fair, April 26, 1862, 205.
Electronic Source Available
Type
magazine
Genre
journalism
satire
Abstract

The Vanity Fair's aerial reporter describes the air balloon ride and brawl that ensues between Lincoln and his right-hand man with Jefferson Davis and his cronies.