This Month in the War: Battles of Bristoe Station, Cedar Creek, Ball's Bluff, Mine Creek and John Brown

From the Ameriacan Battlefield Trust 2022 calendar.

OCTOBER 14, 1863

**  Battle of Bristoe Station, Virginia

OCTOBER 16, 1859

**  John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), begins and lasts three days.

OCTOBER 18, 1859

**  U.S. Marines storm engine house at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), and capture John Brown.

OCTOBER 19, 1864

**  Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia

OCTOBER 21, 1861

**  Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia  (This battle sure reminds me a lot of the Battle of Sheperdstown.)

OCTOBER 25, 1864

**  Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas

--Old Secesh