HomeMy Public PortalAbout1984_03_21_R047The Town of Leesburg in Virginia
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED March 21, 1984
84-47 ADOPTED March 21~ 1984
SUPPORTING AND DESIGNATING BALL'S BLUFF BATTLEFIELD AND NATIONAL
CEMETERY AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
WHEREAS, one of the true gauges of a country can be the respect and atten-
tion which it pays to its history and heritage; and
WHEREAS, a manifestation of that attention can be readily recognized in
the preservation of those places and things that were part of that history; and
WHEREAS, the Battle of Ball's Bluff is a very important segment of that
past, so much so that it has been called by some historians the turning point
in the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, the fortunate opportunity still exists for the preservation of
that site as it still exists, almost untouched, in the same natural condition
as it was at the time of the battle; and
WHEREAS, the second smallest national cemetery in the United States is
still maintained there; and
WHEREAS, the Ball's Bluff Battlefield site has a particular value and im-
portance to the citizens of Leesburg and Loudoun County, as well as the State
of Virginia:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
The Leesburg Town Council supports and urges the designation of the Ball's
Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery as a National Historic Landmark.
PASSED this 21st day of March
ATTEST:
Clerk of Co~i~cil
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Robert E. Sevita, Mayor
Town of Leesburg