Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

United States National Military Cemetery

Ball's Bluff

March 6, 2021

1. United States National Military Cemetery Marker [Front]

Inscription.
Established 1865
Internments 54 Known 1
Unknown 53

This Ball's Bluff National Military Cemetery Plaque was replaced and the gate restored in 1996 by the

Clinton Hatcher Camp No. 21
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia
to commemorate the battle fought here October 21, 1861

with cooperation of the

Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
and the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Erected 1996 by Clinton Hatcher Camp No. 21, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 21, 1861.

Location. 39° 7.911′ N, 77° 31.653′ W. Memorial is in Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It can be reached from Balls Bluff Park east of Balls Bluff Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Leesburg VA 20176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A National Cemetery System (here, next to this marker);

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a different marker also named Ball's Bluff National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Ball's Bluff - October 21, 1861: The Union Collapse (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Ball's Bluff National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Edward D. Baker (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Edward D. Baker (a few steps from this marker); 13 Pounder "James Rifle" (a few steps from this marker); First Black Combatant of the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ball’s Bluff National Cemetery (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

United States National Military Cemetery Marker [Back] image. Click for full size.

March 6, 2021

2. United States National Military Cemetery Marker [Back]

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