Nathan George Evans
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Nathan George Evans was an American military officer who served in the United States Army before becoming a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Nathan George Evans
Battle of Ball's Bluff
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The Battle of Ball's Bluff was an early battle of the American Civil War fought in Loudoun County, Virginia, on October 21, 1861, in which Union Army forces under Major General George B. McClellan suf
Nathan George Evans
…guard the upper fords of the Potomac River, above Washington, D.C. In October 1861, a Union force crossed the river near Leesburg, Virginia, and at the Battle of Ball's Bluff Evans' command drove the enemy into the Potomac River, inflicting great loss. Evans was promoted to brigadier general to be effective from the day of…
Depiction of Ball's Bluff by Alfred W. Thompson