In the latest battles against our Union enemies, we have found their transportation advances to be greatly affecting sides in this war. Spys around every corner are dropping from the sky. Union soldiers have created a way to float above our encampments and must be shot down at sight. This determines our victory or doom.

These hydrogen filled balloons, are sent across battle lines and camps to collect our plans. Our tactical advantages are being stolen out from above us, sent to ironclad warships stalking out borders. These telegraphs from Union balloon to Union ship MUST be stopped.

We discovered the first ballon that descended from Washington D.C and over our bases on October 1st, 1861. We have discovered each balloon requires that of