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__**Harper's ferry**__ Nathan Harsh Darin Fry Name of battle The dates this battle occured was September 12- 15 of 1862 The location of this battle is West Virginia.

The officers in charge of the union was General MeClellan, Robert Patterson and Dixon Miles. The generals in charge of the Confederacy was General Stonewall Jackson, Robert E, Lee, and James Streets. Information on troops present at the battle. Amount, Titles (company, brigade, etc)
 * || Union || Confederates ||
 * Total men || 14000 || 19900 ||
 * men killed || 44 || 39 ||
 * men Wounded || 713 || 248 ||
 * men captured || 12419 || 0 ||

When General Robert E Lee leaned that the Union was at Harpers Ferry he went as fast as he could. He took General Stonewall Jackson, and james Longstreets. They wanted to surround Harpers Ferry. The best way to do that was to attack the Union from all sides. General Lee took the front, Stonewall took the back, and Longstreet took the sides.

They started there attack on September 12. there were a few small battles here and there. Biggest battle happened on September 15 when the Confederates finished off the Union. They capured as many Union soilders as possible. The Coferderacy went on to win many more battles before the battle of Gettysburg. Stonewall Jackson would die at the battle of Chanslorsville.

The strategic moves of the battle of The battle of Harper's Ferry was when they first got there when they surrounded the place. The Confederacy surrounded so that they couldn't get out. Then they started to close in. Then on September 15 the Confederacy attacked and won at Harper's Ferry.

The Confederacy won the battle at Harper's Ferry. They won by surrounding Harper's Ferry. They would eventually close in slowly and attack. The Union had no chance against the Confederacy. The confederacy took captives. Thats why the death total was so low.

This battle didn't have an effect on the war like other battles like the battle of Gettysburg. It was still important because it showed that the Confederacy was still in charge. That would change later on in the war.

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