Battle of Ball's Bluff

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The Battle of Ball's Bluff was an early and disastrous Union defeat in the American Civil War, fought in October 1861 along the Potomac River in Virginia, which led to political upheaval in Washington and the creation of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Harrison's Island ⓘ
associatedWith Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War ⓘ
U.S. Congress ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Manassas campaign aftermath operations ⓘ
linked to: Manassas Campaign
cause Union reconnaissance across the Potomac River ⓘ
faulty Union intelligence about Confederate positions ⓘ
commander Charles P. Stone ⓘ
Edward D. Baker ⓘ
Jubal A. Early ⓘ
Nathan G. Evans ⓘ
commemoratedBy Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park ⓘ
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery ⓘ
ConfederateCasualties approximately 150 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
ConfederateForces Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
consequence arrest and imprisonment of Union General Charles P. Stone ⓘ
creation of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War ⓘ
increased political scrutiny of Union generals ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date October 21, 1861 ⓘ
followedBy Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
hasWarGraves Union soldiers ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War ⓘ
involves Potomac River crossing ⓘ
ledTo loss of Union control of the immediate Potomac crossing near Leesburg ⓘ
location Loudoun County, Virginia ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
near Leesburg, Virginia ⓘ
notableEvent drowning of many Union soldiers in the Potomac River during retreat ⓘ
notableFor death of U.S. Senator Edward D. Baker ⓘ
early Union defeat in the American Civil War ⓘ
political repercussions in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
Operations in the vicinity of Ball's Bluff ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicSignificance influenced Union high command caution in early war operations ⓘ
terrain steep bluff above the Potomac River ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater ⓘ
typeOfEngagement river crossing engagement ⓘ
UnionCasualties over 1,000 killed, wounded, captured, or missing ⓘ
UnionForces Army of the Potomac units ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Potomac
year 1861 ⓘ

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Edward Dickinson Baker → placeOfDeath → Ball’s Bluff ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Edward Dickinson Baker → notableEvent → Battle of Ball’s Bluff ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Leesburg Historic District → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Ball’s Bluff (nearby engagement) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery → commemorates → Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ
71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → participatedIn → Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ
20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → engagement → First Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia → includes → Battle of Ball’s Bluff ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Potomac River crossing at Ball's Bluff → locatedNear → Ball's Bluff ⓘ
subject linked to: Potomac River crossing
linked to: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Potomac River crossing at Ball's Bluff → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ
subject linked to: Potomac River crossing
Battle of Harrison's Island → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ
Battle of Harrison's Island → associatedPlace → Ball's Bluff ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ball's Bluff