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"General J.R. Jones was directed to make a demonstration against the enemy's right."Jackson's official report
Confederate Colonel Edmund Pendleton wrote about the night of September 14, 1862, from his perspective across the road on School House…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3FC_sheridan-dug-in_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
In August 1864 Harpers Ferry was again a Union stronghold. Union General Philip Sheridan and his men built this redoubt—the earthwork in front of you—as fortification against the Confederates. Sheridan's objective was to stop the Confe…
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A.P. Hill
After an exhausting night of dragging 20 cannon along the river and up the ravines to this site on Chambers (Murphy) Farm, General A.P. Hill and his 3,500 men sprang their trap on the unsuspecting Union army. Before dawn on the last d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3F9_mountains-men-and-maneuvers_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Confederate Major General "Stonewall" Jackson could not see this view. His lower vantage on Schoolhouse Ridge, 1000 yards upriver, blocked his sight of this strategic position. Yet Jackson remembered this farm from his time as Confederate commande…
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Consider dragging 2,000-pound cannon up this ravine—at night. General A.P. Hill's Confederates faced that task during the second night of battle. The assignment was essential to "Stonewall" Jackson's plan to flank the Union army on the crest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3F2_home-becomes-battlefield_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Civil War affected not only the soldiers who fought but the families whose homes and towns became battlefields. Edmund H. Chambers bought this farm in 1848 and lived here with his family until the Civil War. Although Chambers was a loyal Union…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EV_gun-position-6_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
This gun protected the south end of the fort and was positioned to fire on flank movements. An outside picket trench, which can be seen ahead of the main embankment, protected the artillery crew.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EU_infantry-positions_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Infantry troops occupied positions along these fortifications. The low height of the earth embankment at this location permitted the defending troops easy passage to and from the abatis without exposure.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EO_the-abatis_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
During the construction of this fort, many of the trees which were located directly in front of these embankments were felled forming an "abatis". This timber obstruction slowed the advance of the attacking forces so that snipers, infantry, and th…
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On April 18, 1861 Confederate volunteers occupied these heights. The threat prompted Lt. Roger Jones, in command at Harpers Ferry, to set fire to the armory and arsenal buildings destroying thousands of muskets needed by the Confederacy.