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"I want to make war at once bold, forward, determined," the answer to Senator Edward D. Baker 's Fort Sumter, as stated in the Senate. Baker was a unique individual, and may play a role Type the Battle of Ball's Bluff.

When Edward D. Baker was four, his family moved to England to Philadelphia. Baker then lived in Illinois, where he was admitted to the Bar in 1830. In 1835, he started in Illinois, local politics and in this way, she met Abraham Lincoln. In 1837, Baker waselected to the U. S. Congress and in 1840, the U.S. Senate. Edward D. Baker beat Abraham Lincoln in 1844 for the United States was elected to the elections office y. However, Baker and Lincoln were good friends and then Lincoln named his second son (Edward Baker Lincoln) to him.

Baker was a veteran of the Black Hawk War of 1832 and the war with Mexico, where he served as a colonel of Illinois volunteers serve in the fourth. He moved to Galena, Illinois to runthe U.S. Congress, thus avoiding running with his friend from Springfield, Abraham Lincoln (who has already won). Baker was elected. Baker against a meeting of the Cabinet of President Franklin Pierce in 1852, he moved west to the California Gold Rush has continued and been admitted to the bar in California. In 1860, Baker was on the road, this time in Oregon and after his tradition of political success for the SU Senate was elected. Infirst inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Edward D. Baker was brought to the presidential elections in the car in front of Lincoln and his inaugural speech.

In May, the star of 1861 Baker was heated again in place, when civil war broke out. It 'was authorized by the Minister of War, an infantry regiment, which has as part of the standard form California. Baker raised on 71 Pennsylvania Infantry (also known as the first in California), usually the recruitment of troops from Philadelphia, and servedand Colonel of the regiment. A few months after Baker won the command of Brigadier General Charles P. Division of Stone. Baker's work as a brigade commander was ordered to Washington Guard fords of the Potomac River to the north.

In the fall of 1861, Edward D. Baker, now fifty years old, handsome, clean-shaven, a personal friend of President Abraham Lincoln, and an ardent defender of the Union '. Was both a Senator from Oregon and an army colonel. After differentiationat many levels of law and politics, apparently, the greatest achievement was expected as an employee.

He always wanted to recite poetry was traveling, was larger than life, and soon Baker was an opportunity to promote the spot, "Bold, Storm, war, all right." With a civil war, God bless and protect all found in the form of s Confederate Colonel Edward D. Baker.

Ball's Bluff, on the Potomac River about 35 miles north-west alongWashington, DC, and is located north of Leesburg, Virginia, there is a strong 100 meters high, stands on the banks of the Potomac, on the coast of Virginia. He has a deep 50-yard floodplain of the river and the reef itself is about 600 meters wide. The steep, wooded banks of the hill between 10 and 12 feet wide cow or a mule, meandering along the coast to the summit.

On the Ball Bluff, halfway between the coast of Virginia Potomac River, and HarrisonIceland, the water flows quickly through this narrow channel. From Iceland Harrison in Potomac on the Maryland shore, the channel is wider and flatter.

After the first Bull, the allies were firmly planted in the north-eastern Virginia and largely controlled. In October, Joseph E. Confederate General Johnston had accumulated more troops in Centerville. There are no rebel troops around Leesburg, north of Centerville, but there were rumors that (a black13 deserter from Mississippi said that the allies had taken over Leesburg Manassas new swimming around the preparation of withdrawal) that Johnston had withdrawn his men Leesburg.

Union General George B. McClellan was thinking it might be useful to see how sincere Johnston on maintaining troops in the summer Leesburg. Camped at Langley (Virginia side of the Potomac) was reserves the Division of Pennsylvania had 13,000 soldiers and was led by GeorgeMcCall. McClellan left Dranesville McCall (halfway between Leesburg and Washington, DC) October 19 of that thought could help further development of U.S. troops call Joe Johnston to move his troops in Leesburg.

Contrary to the wishes McClellan, Confederate commander Nathan "Shanks" Evans took a defensive position west of Dranesville be disqualified. Then, to complicate the situation on the morning of October 20 McClellan received an incorrect message that theMcCall said the federal motion to withdraw. Evan Shanks West defensive actions were interpreted as a withdrawal of Dranesville.

McClellan wanted to ensure the withdrawal of the Confederates, sent orders to the words of General Charles Stone to the Maryland side of Potomac "keep alert good at Leesburg, to see if this movement has the effect taking. Can be a manifestation of Your hand will lead to a slightto move. "

McClellan Stone jobs generally expected and went to cross a regiment or two of Edward's Ferry Bluff, and has sent troops Ball and three miles across the Potomac, in Maryland, so they can move to Virginia, Iceland Harrison. Stone has been designed to apply gentle pressure on the Confederates, and urge them to withdraw from Leesburg. Over the history of the Civil War ...

men of stone that runs to the intersection of HarrisonIceland was the Massachusetts 20. It was an evening at midnight and were found to make the journey from the coast of Maryland. This step has been difficult, because it may only three small boats on a ship, for a total of 25 men at a time. He stood around a lot of confusion and waiting and those waiting to cross and had been exceeded. Near dawn on Oct. 20 Massachusetts 21, all in Iceland Harrison, looking at theother across the river 150 feet above the coast of Virginia. There was a high cliff, trees, Ball's Bluff was his name. They also learned last night was 15-location Massachusetts, five companies of banks in Virginia. These men are now on the cliff ... and something is happening there.

On the morning of 20 of Massachusetts has made his journey from Iceland Harrison, Ball's Bluff went to settle a cow or a mule. During the summit,were in a clearing in the field, and not a lot of things. Earlier this morning, was Colonel Charles Devon 15th Massachusetts few troops have seized almost all the way to Leesburg, west of Ball's Bluff. Devon was in some outpost of the federal government during the trip, and several shots were fired. Devon was back in compensation.

Confederates were somewhere in the forest beyond the clearing, in a raised position, and there were pickets recordings. Nobody knew exactly where theThe rebels, however, as they may be. Devon is the Colonel, General Stone, reporting what he knew. Stone said once more, hoping that Colonel Edward D. Baker, Devon, will soon arrive with more troops and take over.

After some delay, Colonel Baker arrived at Ball's Bluff and took command, which is ready to make his wish come true, "all of a sudden war, bold, forward, determined." dear friend of Lincoln is now in charge, ready to be (remember, Baker was a man on the train)against the Swiss. You can not imagine how Baker, a prominent lawyer and politician was waiting for this moment. He was known to recite poetry from time to time, and had once said in a battlefield, a friend that "the press, where they lit my white flag through the ranks of war is to be seen."

When Baker took command of his colonel Devon, told him I congratulate you, Mr. President, the prospect of a battle, and troops nearby, said: "You want a fight, huh?" The boy repliedpositive. The fight was.

The fire of the rebels have become more frequent, and the mineral, Johnny was found in a more focused than in forest hill. Baker had some guns on the cliff that has been done and woodworking, where rebels have been sniping. The 20th Massachusetts fought back and the men were being beaten in the autumn. The boys were green and all this is new, the idea that the enemy to shoot them with precision. The boys felthis nerves to see first hand the elephant, which was not a fiction, the blood flowed and killed.

Baker Back on the cliff's edge and saw a regiment of New York, the regiment of Tammany, he said, make their way along the route. With the arrival of the Tammany men, would have a total of four regiments of the Union Ball Bluff. Colonel Baker is more satisfied. See the Tammany Regiment, Colonel Milton Cogswell, is approaching the top of the cliff, shaken and praised BakerThe colonel, with a line of "Sir Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake" trumpet blast in the Horn of value more than a thousand people. "

Well, Colonel Milton Cogswell no lawyer and no political leader, a gentleman, a true Cogswell West Point was a career soldier, and given the top of the cliff, unlike Colonel Edward D. Baker. Cogswell To the trained eye of the armed forces, seemed terribly wrong. The coalition has the hill in the forest, scrub and woodland, andUnion men as a substitute to turkey hunting. Cogswell knew the Confederates were building an attack. The boys were Union supports up to a steep cliff, with a bottom of the river impassable. For added difficulty, Cogswell was once one of the firearms has fallen on the rock to rock. This left the boys without the barrel of the Union ', because the rebels had already put the other with sniper fire to keep quiet.

Colonel Baker, a lawyer and politician, was the colonel, but was notIdiot. Baker has been caught in dire circumstances. Moves along the European Union for the boys to pavements. Can be achieved if Baker declined to disappointment, with only three small boats that take hours on each ferry. It was better to stay and fight. Baker certainly had a plan in mind for success, and to save the situation for the Union of Youth. We will never know.

A rebel sniper (maybe not as poetry), points to aPearl Colonel Edward D. Baker's pumpkin and killed him instantly with a bullet in the brain.

The boys had their lawyer turned political poetry Union colonel lost contribution. Baker's body is now the downward trend of the cliff. Things began to erode that accrue in full. Finally, how can you lead a fight on a cliff where they are easy prey, without reciting poetry?

Strengths and tried some maneuvers, but at dawn, the day was lost for the Union.Mississippi and Virginia were shot in the group of condensed Yankees, people went on the cliff as fast as he could. Junge Union, the bluff and overturned in the rush to escape, fell painfully on bayonets and minds of others, make their way up the cliff. In some places the sides of the ridge on the ground and used by people and institutions smooth. After close to shore, hoping for more horror.

Two boats full of soldiers injured (the injuredhave long been under the cliff of evacuation, every day), trying to find a way to put Harrison in Iceland. These boats were sunk by the men of panic quickly jumped on board to save his own skin. The bullets fired by insurgents Bluff done white water like a hailstorm, "described as a man. Many of the wounded filled the vessels can not help themselves, were drowned and washed. A trace of tin-Kahn declined shortly after launchfull of holes, now there were no vessels.

The evening was another flash of red light on top. Some unions have any boy swam to safety down and won, others have been found in a river in the neck and handed it to Iceland from Harrison. Finally, the European Union, more than 200 men were killed or wounded, and over 700 were taken prisoner. Confederate losses were minimal.

Ball's Bluff Union was a disaster. "One day, when connected to poetry as a theme was bettercomplaint.

Returning to Washington, Abraham Lincoln is today mourning the loss of Union and the death of a dear friend.

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