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War Horror at Balls Bluff and Devens Rescue
A scrambled eyewitness summary of the Ball’s Bluff engagement on Oct 21 in which Union Colonel Devens and the Fifteenth Massachusetts faced Confederate forces. It recounts Baker crossing the river, the collapse of the left, Baker’s death, Devens’s attempt to hold, and the chaotic retreat with heavy Union losses and postbattle scrutiny of Stone and Baker.
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Trewels
Ballstauff
Texas
Aly
Trevens
Devens
B.D. Iaker
Genera
Stone
Doolesville
Nnlea
Ball
Cor¢ian
Wat Edward's Ferry
Potomac
Gorman
Baker
Pennsylvanines
Dewehuseot
Massachusetts
Teehusetts
Cogswell
New York
Woods
Eighth Virginia
Eppa Hunton
Ashast
Wiliam Lee
Wistar
Seventy-first
Pennsylvania
Fifteenth
Potormac
Edward’s Ferry
Ani
Coloni Cagewells
New York Regiment
Catlomissa
Checker Devens
Cola
Adaut
Bates Pehosy
Gresiay Bea
Amd Cebus Bes
Tha Conta
Devers
Edo
Marnland
Virginia
Rever
Conmante
Hig Qrigmle
South Africa
Hoop Ares
Diepraing
Enenmoy
Baker Fe
United States
Svugtor
California
Fie
Sud
Wader
Congress
Lincoln
Nik
Flecie
Insiite Fetts
General Stone
Port Lafayette
New York Harbor
Colonil Lo
Semh Perry
Apni
Leesburg
Tall Bay
Gere
Confederes
Garmian
Tiward
Tiscretien
Virgupa
Groner L. Rinner