Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park commemorates a small but significant battle that took place on the Potomac. This battle was unusual in that is was a Union Army defeat north of the capital. A great friend of President Lincoln, Col. Edward D. Baker, a U.S. Senator from Oregon, was killed on that day. He was the only senator to die in the war. The battlefield has been restored to the time of the battle. There are 7 miles of marked trails in the 223 acre property, including a mile-long loop to the bluff. Guided tours are conducted on weekends in spring, summer and fall. It is open daily from dawn to dusk.

Balls Bluff Rd, NE, Leesburg, VA 20175, Phone: 703-737-7800, (website link)

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