Scenic misguided mayhem. - Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery (Leesburg) - Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery - 99条旅客点评与比价

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Scenic misguided mayhem.

Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery的点评

2026年10月29日发布于: 海外

点评：Had to drive through a subdivision, with town houses looking all the same, to reach this small but historic battlefield. Short trials from the parking lot led to an open field with some trees and historic markers where the Union defeat took place on October 21st, 1861. A chance encounter when union troops mistakenly thought they had spied a Confederate encampment. Didn't take long to complete all the trails including the steep climb down and up the bluff to see the scenic Potomac River. This battlefield has the third smallest National Cemetery in the country. 53 graves in a semi-circle. Site is renowned for the death of Union colonel Edward Baker the only senator killed in military action and friend of Abraham Lincoln. Union forces suffered 300 plus casualties, confederates lost 36 men due to incompetence and misunderstandings. A beautiful site which I visited for almost 3-hours, but you could see it all in 2-hours if you chose.

翻译：为了抵达这片虽小却颇具历史意义的战场，我不得不驾车穿过一个由外观相似的联排别墅组成的住宅区。从停车场出发后，沿着简短的小径便能到达一片开阔地带，那里有几棵树以及多个历史标志物。1861年10月21日，联邦军就是在这里遭遇了惨败。当时，联邦军士兵误以为发现了南方联盟军的营地，才引发了这场战斗。沿着这些小径走完全程并不费时，其间还包括一段陡峭的上坡与下坡路，能让人欣赏到风景如画的波托马克河。这座战场上有着全美规模第三小的国家公墓，共有53座呈半圆形排列的墓碑。此处因联邦军上校爱德华·贝克的阵亡而闻名；他是唯一一位在军事行动中牺牲的参议员，也是亚伯拉罕·林肯的好友。联邦军伤亡人数超过300人，而南方邦联军则因指挥不力与误解导致了36人丧生。这是一处风景优美的地方，我在那里逗留了近3个小时；不过如果时间有限，2小时也足以游览完毕。

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