Battle of Harpers Ferry - Wikipedia
As Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Harpers Ferry Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
From September 12 to 15, 1862, Confederate forces under Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson besieged the 13,000-man garrison at Harpers Ferry resulting in the largest surrender of American troops until World War II.
Harpers Ferry and the Civil War Chronology
May 29-30 — "Stonewall" Jackson’s troops approach Harpers Ferry from Bolivar Heights and charge to within a few hundred yards of Union fortifications on Camp Hill before withdrawing. Union General Rufus Saxton is awarded the Medal of Honor for his defense of Harpers Ferry.
Harpers Ferry Raid | Date, Significance, John Brown, & Facts
Nov 11, 2024 · Harpers Ferry Raid, (October 16–18, 1859), assault by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal armory located at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia). It was a main precipitating incident to the American Civil War.
John Brown’s Harpers Ferry ‑ Definition, Date & Facts - HISTORY
Mar 4, 2010 · It was intended to be the start of establishing an independent freehold of freed slaves, but it failed and was a main catalyst leading to the Civil War.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park - American Battlefield Trust
Martinsburg, West Virginia | A 19th century preserved house containing Civil War items relevant to Berkeley County.
1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry - U.S. National Park Service
Union Colonel Dixon S. Miles found a war-ravaged wasteland when he took command at Harpers Ferry in the spring of 1862. The Harpers Ferry Armory, which at its peak had produced 10,000 firearms a year, lay in ruins - burned by Confederate forces in 1861.
Battle of Harpers Ferry, 1862, Civil War, Summary, Importance
Mar 17, 2024 · The only place where the Unionists still held sway was Bolivar Heights on the west side of Harpers Ferry, where Miles had positioned most of his command. Holding the higher ground, Miles’s soldiers offered stiff resistance as Jackson’s men approached from the west.
Harpers Ferry | Location, History, Raid, Map, National Park,
Oct 19, 2024 · When the town was part of Virginia, it was the site of the Harpers Ferry Raid, one of the major incidents precipitating the American Civil War, and of several battles of the war. The town was settled in 1734 by Robert Harper, who established a ferry across the Potomac and a grist mill on the Shenandoah.
What Might Have Been: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The process began in 1992, when the original Civil War Trust worked with the National Parks Trust and the Jefferson Security Bank to purchase 56 acres along the Federal skirmish line.