Battle of Ball’s Bluff revealed a truth: The Civil War was a river war

Ball's Bluff could fit into the back pocket of Antietam or Gettysburg. It's tucked behind a residential neighborhood in Leesburg, lurking in the woods at the end of a gravel road. Like all Civil War battlefields, it's dramatically unlike the Civil War itself. It's quiet. The cannons are harmless, as inert as stumps. The old cowpaths have been converted to hiking trails and dutifully mulched. There's hardly anyone around. You could nap on a blanket.

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Mary Beth Sheridan 09 Oct, 2011

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