Question
A counter to this military branch was led by John Randolph Bryan and failed dramatically at the Siege of YorktownFor 10 points each:
[10h] Name this branch of the Union Army whose funding was cut by Cyrus Comstock before being dissolved by Ulysses Grant. John LaMountain constantly attempted to usurp the leader of this branch, Thaddeus S. C. Lowe.
ANSWER: Union Army Balloon Corps
[10e] The Balloon Corps was ordered to be activated at the Battle of Fredericksburg by this commanding general, who was replaced by Joe Hooker several months later. This general wore a notable style of facial hair.
ANSWER: Ambrose Burnside
[10m] Lowe convinced Lincoln to authorize the Balloon Corps after sending a telegraph in a balloon with this name that performed reconnaissance at Bull Run. Andrew Strerett captained a ship with this name that battled the Tripoli during the First Barbary War.
ANSWER: Enterprise [or USS Enterprise]
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