![Baker’s men fought valiantly, but their counterattacks failed to reverse the tide of battle.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/CW-BallsBluff-9-HT-Apr11-e1658963530465-760x427.jpg)
March 2015
Military Heritage
Death on a High Bluff
By Mike PhiferIt was almost dark when Captain Chase Philbrick led a reconnaissance party of 20 volunteers from Company H of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry across to Harrison’s Island situated in the middle of the Potomac River. Read more