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“We Made A Charge”: The 17th Mississippi Infantry at Ball’s Bluff

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Sarah Kay Bierle

It was a battle that wasn’t really supposed to happen, and one combat that is often overlooked, though it had notable effects in 1861. A Union reconnaissance mission gone wrong launched the Battle of Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861, … Continue reading →

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