Battle of Ball's Bluff
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title:
Battle of Ball's Bluff
text:
The Battle of Ball's Bluff was an early battle of the American Civil War fought in Loudoun County, Virginia, on October 21, 1861, in which Union Army forces under Major General George B. McClellan suffered a humiliating defeat. The operation was planned as a minor reconnaissance across the Potomac to establish whether the Confederates were occupying the strategically important position of Leesburg. A false report of an unguarded Confederate camp encouraged Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone
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description:
1861 battle of the American Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ball%27s_Bluff
date created:
2005-01-01T05:12:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T01:20:58Z
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