Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

out again Into the trail the Rambler saw,
about twenty yards away, still in the
cleared land, but where it begins to ia j
away into the ravine and close to the
edge of the wood and, a small white
stone. 1t was marble. Wa king over to
it the Rambler read this inscription
Edward u Raker.
Colonel list Pen-a. In fantry.
Killed here in the rattle o. Balls Blum,
October 81, 1861.
1t is useless to ATTEMPT to make other
persons understand the revery that steals
over one standing a'one at such spot.
unless they have fe't the same revery
come upon them and to these verbal de-
scription would be a bore.
The Rambler attempted to make nho-
tograph of tbs lonely little white marker.
but the attempt did not result in pic
ture which could be satisfactorily repro
duced in newspaper.
On one hand is deep and shadowy
ravine, which leads, as you know. though
you cannot see. to the river. On the
other hand the land drops abruptly down.
and to follow the trail, now become an
indistinct path, would lead you steeply
down to the river. 1t is Balls Bluff. so
named after the people who lived on the
ridge between the bluff and the Leesburg
all passed away or moved away. but
whose old house is standing and some of
whose tombstories may be read in the
lamiiy buryins ground nearby.
The gentle purr of the river comes to
you fou Know that it flows about sew
enty feet below. but you cannot catch a
glimpse of It, because of the trees and
Io1ase. Through a break in the foliage
fnnc
rld'e which you. of course know is be-
Sond the river and in MARYLAND.
~ you VIII Chamber down the bluff you
WI, VIII come to rock wall along the river
ams water IS swift and turbid, and OPP
poslte you Is low bit of land thickly
grown with big trees and thfckly strewn
with big rocks. 1t is Harrisons Island
me Imon casualties at Balls Blur
We're forty-nine Killed, 1853 wounded and
ia captured or missing a total of c2l
The Confederate casualties were thirty
three killed, lis wounded and one miss
ing.
The Union forces eneaaed were: Col.
Edward D. Baker. commanding. killed:
Col. Milton Cogswell, wounded and cap
tured: 15th Massachusetts, Infantry, Col
Charles Devens: 2ath Massachusetts In
fantry, Col. William R. Lee captured
42d New York Infantry CTammany Regi-
ment,. Col. Milton Cogswell: list Penn
sylvania Infantry falso called the list
California;. Lieut.. Col. Isaac J. Wistar.
wounded; one gun of Battery r. LIST
Rhode Island Artillery. Lieut. Walter
NJ. Bramhall. wounded; two guns of Bat
terry I, LIST United States Artillery, Lieut.
Frank S. French.
The Confederate forces engaged were:
Brig. Gen. Nathan G. Evans. command
ing: 18th Mississippi Infantry, Col. w.
S. Featherston: 18th Mississippi Infantry.
Col. E. r. Burt. fnortally wounded. and
succeeded by Lieut.. Col Thomas NJ.
Griffin: Sth Virginia. Col. Epra Hunton:
Company D, 18th Mississippi Infantry,
Capt L. D. Fletcher: Vireinia cavalry,
three companies Col Walter H. Jenifer.
Col. Baker had been appointed briga-
der general of volunteers August g. 1861
to rank from May II. 1861. He declined
this appointment August 81. 1861 Sep
TENDER 81 he was appointed major gen.
eral of volunteers, but at the date of his
death he had neither accepted nor de-
clned the appointment.
In the summer and fall of 1851 Gen.
Stones division, comprising the brigades
of German, Lander and Baker, was in
observation of the Potomac fords and
ferries near Poolesville, Md. The war
time ferries along that part of the river
were Edwards ferry, Conrad's ferry.
Sninks' ferry and Niland's ferry There