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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22nd N.Y. Inf. near Harper's Ferry - NARA - 529176
Harpers Ferry LCCN2004660344
The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861 - sketched by D.H. Strother. LCCN2004669988
The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861, sketched by D. H. Strother
Harpers Ferry by moonlight LCCN2004661196
Cavalry marching out of Harpers Ferry LCCN2004660887
Military maps of the war of the Rebellion-miscellaneous, (1865-1879). LOC 2009581114-24
The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy - a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union (1898) (14762477772)
The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14782785653)
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commons image Maryland, Elk Mountain, Signal Tower - NARA - 533296
Commons commons image 22nd N.Y. Inf. near Harper's Ferry - NARA - 529176
Commons commons image Harpers Ferry LCCN2004660344
Commons commons image The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861 - sketched by D.H. Strother. LCCN2004669988
Commons commons image The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861, sketched by D. H. Strother
Commons commons image Harpers Ferry by moonlight LCCN2004661196
Commons commons image Cavalry marching out of Harpers Ferry LCCN2004660887
Commons commons image Military maps of the war of the Rebellion-miscellaneous, (1865-1879). LOC 2009581114-24
Commons commons image The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy - a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union (1898) (14762477772)
Commons commons image The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14782785653)
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