Battle of Harpers Ferry (historic marker)

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Over 12,500 Union troops surrendered at Harpers Ferry, the largest single capture of Union forces during the entire war. The marker text reads as follows:

"Union troops on the crest and slope of Bolivar Heights to the East were attacked by Confederates led by Gen. Jackson from School House Ridge to the West on 14 Sept. 1862. Private Paylor, Co. D., 111th NY, recalled this as "an awful fight." This action helped defeat 12,000 Union troops at Harpers Ferry. Their surrender on 15 Sept. was the largest of Federal forces until Bataan, the Philippines, WW II, 1942."

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Harpers_Ferry
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Coordinates:   39°19'31"N   77°45'58"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago