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him to keep agood lookout onLeesburg to see ifthe operations of McCallshould have the effect ofdriving the enemy away, add-ing, “ perhaps a slight demonstra-tion on your part would have theeffect to move them.” This slight demonstration resulted in the battle ofBall’s Bluff.
On the morning of the 21st of October General Stone gave Colonel Bakerdiscretionary authority to retire the small detachment then at Ball’s Bluff,or to send over his brigade to support it. Colonel Baker at once, withoutfurther information, without visiting the Virginia shore, and without organ-izing the boat service, gave the order to cross. Early in the afternoon hecrossed himself and posted his command. In support of this movement, andto hold the enemy’s attention, Stone sent Gorman’s brigade across at EdwardsFerry, where the principal force of the enemy had been seen.
The Confederate Commander, General Evans, | early discovering bothmovements and having the advantage of a shorter line, concealed, moreover,by the nature of the ground, gradually withdrew all his force, save one regi-ment, from Gorman’s front, concentrated it against Baker, and about 3 o’clockattacked with vigor. Each side numbered about seventeen hundred; ourtroops had three light guns, soon disabled, the Confederates none; but theirmen moved to the attack from commanding ground, well covered by trees andbushes, while ours, badly posted and badly arranged, were held to the bluffwithout room to retire, or means of retreat.
We find the opening events described as follows, by Colonel Charles
| Colonel N. G. Evans, who distinguished himself at the first Bull Run.— Editors.