Our forces gained
quite a victory to day
at Leesburg. our force
was composed of the
8th Va 18th & 19th Miss
against about 4000
of the enemy. 661
of the enemy taken
prisoners, about 400
killed & wounded
[Battle of Ball's Bluff or Leesburg, Va. Forces
were about 1700 on each side. But in losses
the Federals had 49 killed, 148 wounded, and 714 missing,
many of whom drowned for 921 casualties. Confederates
lost 36 filled, 117 wounded, 2 missing for 155 casualties.
Civil War Day By Day p. 129.
"The 19th Mississippi had nothing to do with Ball's Bluff.
The 8th Virginia is right, and the 18th Mississippi bore
the biggest brunt by far. The 13th & 17th Mississippi
(same brigade as the 18th) were there too." Robert K. Krick]
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