10. The American Battlefield Trust saved three acres at the Ball's Bluff Battlefield.
In 2013, the Trust had the opportunity to save three critical acres at Ball's Bluff, including the Jackson House.
On the morning of October 21, 1861, troops from the 15th Massachusetts posted on the Jackson property engaged with a company of the 17th Mississippi. The Mississippians drove the Federals from the property and then halted there while preparing for their afternoon assaults.
After the acquisition of the Jackson House, NOVA Parks and the town of Leesburg coordinated their respective land holdings to create continuity between the main part of Ball's Bluff Battlefield and the Jackson House.
The house itself is not is not currently open to the public but will be considered as part of the future plans for Ball's Bluff and the adjoining Veterans Park in Leesburg.
--Old Secesh
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