Battle of Harpers Ferry

Name: Battle of Harpers Ferry
Start: 1862-09-12
End: 1862-09-15

12 Sep 1862 – 15 Sep 1862 · 39.32° N, 77.73° W

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When: 12 Sep 1862 – 15 Sep 1862
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 39.32° N, 77.73° W
Description: 1862 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Harpers Ferry

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. 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.

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