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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58C_pilgrimage_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
In July 1896, members of the National League of Colored Women traveled here from Washington, D.C. and posed for their picture in front of John Brown's Fort. The women came to pay homage to Brown and his raiders, establishing a pilgrimage tradition…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58B_holy-ground_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Here on the scene of John Brown's martyrdom we reconsecrate ourselves, our honor, our property to the final emancipation of the race which John Brown died to make free? Thank God for John Brown!... and all the hallowed dead who died for freedom!W.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4YA_setting-the-trap_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Confederate Major General "Stonewall" Jackson faced three enemies - the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, its formidable position on Bolivar Heights, and time. On the second day of the battle, although pummeled by a Confederate bombardment, the Fed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Y9_battle-of-harpers-ferry-jackson-arrives_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
(Upper Panel): Battle of Harpers FerryInvasion rocked the United States during the second year of the American Civil War. In September 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched his army into Maryland - the North. Lee's first target became Ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Y8_setting-the-trap-jackson-arrives_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
(Upper Panel): Setting the TrapConfederate Major General "Stonewall" Jackson faced three enemies - the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, its formidable position on Bolivar Heights, and time. On the second day of the battle, although pummeled by a C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4WM_fake-attack-september-14th_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
"Stonewall" Jackson understood the principle of military deception. On the second evening of the battle, he used deception here. To lure the Union attention away from the south end of Bolivar Heights, Jackson faked an attack against the north end …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4WL_destined-for-antietam_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Text of the marker is arranged to illustrate the movements of the Confederate Army during the Antietam Campaign of 1862:
September 10, 1862 from Frederick, MarylandConfederate commander Lee sends part of his army to capture Harpers Ferry, while…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4W3_assessing-the-obstacle_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Never had "Stonewall" Jackson faced a stronger enemy position. Arriving here on Schoolhouse Ridge on the first day of the battle, Jackson scanned Bolivar Heights (the lower ridge in front of you) and saw a dangerous enemy - 7,000 Union infantry an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4VY_confederates-converge_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North hinged on eliminating the Harpers Ferry garrison. To do so Lee devised Special Orders 191. He divided his force of 40,000 into four parts. Three columns marched from near Frederick, M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4VA_five-rounds-into-the-darkness_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The 115th New York Regiment, young and inexperienced, formed a skirmish line here. When gunfire erupted on their left during the night, the men of the 115th must have felt the rush of adrenaline through their veins. Dander was headed in their dire…