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ssing the river at Edwards's Ferry. A brigade was thrown over and met by the Thirteenth Mississippi, which held them in check at the point of crossing. In the meantime another brigade was thrown over at Ball's Bluff, and as troops continued to cross at that point, where the Eighth Virginia had engaged them, General Evans ordered up the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Mississippi, and the three regiments made such an impetuous attack as to drive back the enemy to the bluff, and their leader, Colonel Baker, having fallen, a panic seemed to seize the command, so that they rushed headlong down the bluff, and crowded into the flat boats, which were their means of transportation, in such numbers that they were sunk and many of the foe were drowned in their attempt to swim the river. The loss of the enemy, prisoners included, exceeded the number of our troops in action. The Confederate loss was reported to be thirty-six killed, one hundred seventeen wounded, and two captured; total, one hundr
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
on, 219. Arkansas, 214. Reply of Gov. Rector to U. S. call for troops, 355. Articles of Confederation, 4, 7, 24, 28, 82, 98, 102, 105, 115, 164. Second article, 75. Adoption, 1778, 75. Powers of Congress, 75, 143-44. Resolution of revision, 77. Instructions to delegates on revision, 77-80. Revision, 82-89. Maryland's action, 108. A compact, 115-16. Sovereignty of states asserted, 120, 122, 133. Administration of government, 164. Atchison, Gen. D., 370. B Baker, Col., Edward, 377. Ball, Armistead M., 271, 275-76, 406. Ball's Bluff, Battle of, 377. Baltimore Conflict between citizens and Federal troops, 288. Bridges destroyed, 288. Occupation by Federal troops, 289-91. Bancroft, —, 99. Banks, General, 290, 291, 389, 394. Procedure against Maryland, 290-92. Barbour, James, 9. Philip P., 9. Barksdale, Colonel, 376. Dr. Randolph, 329. Barnwell, Robert W., 182, 206, 207. Bartow, Colonel, 263, 310. Bates, —, 231. Beaur