Oct. 22, 1861: The Aftermath of Ball's Bluff---
William Howard Russell, the famous foreign correspondent for the London Times, writes in this journal: "Late at night the White House was placed in deep grief by the intelligence that in addition to other losses, Brigadier and Senator Baker of California was killed. The President was inconsolable, and walked up and down his room for hours lamenting the loss of his friend. Mrs. Lincoln’s grief was equally poignant."
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