Saturday, March 8, 1862
The town of Leesburg, Virginia, was abandoned by the Confederates and occupied by General John W. Geary. Capturing Leesburg was the objective of the ill-fated encounter at Ball's Bluff. General Geary was wounded and captured at Ball's Bluff, but he was fortunate to receive an expedited exchange.1
References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 78.
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