Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery, Leesburg
Facts and practical information
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park and National Cemetery is a battlefield area and a United States National Cemetery, located 2 miles northeast of Leesburg, Virginia. The cemetery is the third smallest national cemetery in the United States. Fifty-four Union Army dead from the Battle of Ball's Bluff are interred in 25 graves in the half-acre plot; the identity of all of the interred except for one, James Allen of the 15th Massachusetts, are unknown. Monuments to fallen Confederate Sergeant Clinton Hatcher and Union brigade commander Edward Dickinson Baker are located next to the cemetery, though neither is buried there. While the stone wall-enclosed cemetery itself is managed through the Culpeper National Cemetery and owned by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the balance of the 223-acre park is managed through the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. ()
Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Village at Leesburg, George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor, Leesburg Historic District, Loudoun Museum.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How to get to Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery by public transport?
Bus
- Fieldstone • Lines: Battlefield/Ida Lee (27 min walk)
- Costco/Target • Lines: Safe-T-Ride (28 min walk)