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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1861/10/21 Nathan George Evans Confederate Commander Confederate States Army led by Nathan George "Shanks" Evans battle Charles Pomeroy Stone's Union Troops.
1861/10/21 Gen Jubal A Early Confederate Lt General General Jubal A Early uses Exeter house (lost) for his headquarters during the Battle of Ball's Bluff. Lost to a fire in 1980, the site is c 840 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA.
1861/10/21 Adolphus Washington Greely Union Soldier The Battle of Ball's Bluff is fought on General George Rust's plantation east of Lee Leesburg. The big house, Exeter (lost), was built c 1790 for Dr Wilson Cary Selden. Destroyed by fire in 1980, the site is c 840 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA.
1861/10/21 Charles Pomeroy Stone Union Commander Confederate States Army led by Nathan George "Shanks" Evans battle Charles Pomeroy Stone's Union Troops.

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Particulars for Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery:
Historic Use Battle site
Funerary Cemetery
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 27th April 1984

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery
Registry Address: Ball's Bluff
Registry Number: 84003880
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Federal
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 76
Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Structures: 1
Contributing Objects: 2
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Politics-government
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1861
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Battle site
Current Function: Funerary
Current Sub-Function: Cemetery

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