Battle of Balls Bluff scrapbook, 1994.

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Battle of Balls Bluff scrapbook, 1994.

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Scrapbook comprising contemporary snapshots of the Leesburg, Va., area and the site of the Battle of Ball's Bluff; brochures by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority; clippings; photocopies of various muster rolls and other military-related documents; and a ms. description of the site and of the battle, written by Walter Edwards.

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Northbridge Historical Society

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Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority

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Edwards, Walter F., 1940-

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Walter Edwards, creator of the scrapbook, is a descendant of one of the soldiers of Company H, 15th Massachusetts Volunteers, engaged in the Battle of Balls Bluff which occurred on Oct. 21, 1861, at Balls Bluff, overlooking the Potomac River, near Leesburg, in Loudoun County, Va. Although this was a small battle, it was significant because of the large number of northern casualties and the death of the commanding officer, as well as being one of the first major losses for the North. The 15th Mas...