On this day in the Civil War, Union troops are defeated by Confederates at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff.
Federal Colonel Edward Baker, a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, is killed.
October 21, 1861
Posted: October 21, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
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