Battle of Harpers Ferry

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The Battle of Harpers Ferry was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in which Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson captured a large Union garrison and secured a key strategic position just before the Battle of Antietam.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
belligerent Confederacy ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaignObjective clear Union garrison from Harpers Ferry during Maryland Campaign ⓘ
capturedBy Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
commander A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Dixon S. Miles ⓘ
John G. Walker ⓘ
Lafayette McLaws ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesAndLosses about 247 wounded ⓘ
about 3 missing ⓘ
about 39 killed ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 12–15, 1862 ⓘ
endDate 1862-09-15 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Antietam ⓘ
historicalSignificance largest surrender of U.S. troops during the American Civil War ⓘ
locationFeature confluence of Potomac River and Shenandoah River ⓘ
modernState West Virginia ⓘ
notableOutcome Union surrender of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
large Union garrison captured ⓘ
partOf Maryland Campaign ⓘ
place Harpers Ferry, Virginia ⓘ
preceded Battle of Antietam ⓘ
presentDayLocation Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
startDate 1862-09-12 ⓘ
stateAtTime Virginia ⓘ
strategicImportance secured important railroad and arsenal town ⓘ
secured key position at confluence of Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers ⓘ
strengthConfederate about 21,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthUnion about 12,000 soldiers ⓘ
surrenderDate 1862-09-15 ⓘ
surrenderedBy Dixon S. Miles ⓘ
tacticalFeature Confederate forces occupied surrounding heights ⓘ
Union forces held town and Bolivar Heights ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement encirclement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
unionCasualtiesAndLosses about 12,419 captured or missing ⓘ
about 173 wounded ⓘ
about 44 killed ⓘ
unionDepartment Department of the Shenandoah ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Maryland Campaign → includesBattle → Battle of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
Battle of South Mountain → precededBy → Battle of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
Bolivar Heights → siteOf → Battle of Harpers Ferry (1862) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Harpers Ferry
Bolivar Heights → associatedWithEvent → Union surrender at Harpers Ferry (1862) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Harpers Ferry
Battle of Harpers Ferry → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Harpers Ferry
Crampton’s Gap → associatedWith → Siege of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Harpers Ferry
Jackson's Corps → engagedInBattle → Battle of Harpers Ferry (1862) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Harpers Ferry
Erastus B. Tyler → notableBattle → Battle of Harpers Ferry ⓘ