Harper's_Ferry_BL3

**Harper's Ferry**
Kegan Minney

1. The name of the battle was Harper's Ferry. 2. The battle took place September 12 through the 15 in the year 1862. 3. The area in which the battle took place was Jefferson County, West Virginia. 4. The Union forces leader at Harper's Ferry was Col. Dixon S. Miles and the confederate leader was Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. *No Image Of Col. Dixon S. Miles Available

5. The corps of both forces were involved in the battle of Harper's Ferry. 6. On September 12, after learning that the Union still held their ground at Harper's Ferry, General Lee decided that he would surround the garrison and attack. He divided his army and moved in to position. On September 15, artillery was placed at Loudoun Heights to strike against the still surviving garrison. After more fighting, Colonel Miles then surrendered his garrison. He was badly wounded from a blast from Loudoun Heights. More than 12,000 men were handed over to the Confederates. The Union had lost the battle against the Confederates, but the war still raged on. Jackson then took possession of Harper's Ferry, and after paroling the prisoners from Harper's Ferry, he later marched to join Lee at Sharpsburg where they were nearly defeated. 7. When Lee attacked, he split his forces into 4 groups. Three groups attacked the Union troops while the final group took a high point, Loudoun Heights, overlooking the area. Artillery was placed there and attacked the fort. 8. The Confederates rose as the victor at Harper's Ferry. 9. The Union casualties numbered 44 killed, 173 wounded, and 12,419 captured while the Confederates had 39 killed and 247 wounded. The total casualties numbered 12,92 2. 10. If the Confederates would have lost this battle, Lee's support may have never arrived and he may have lost in Sharpsburg where he could have been captured and the war possibly ended. The Confederates won though, and Lee won the battle at Sharpsburg narrowly because of the support of A.P. Hill's division.



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