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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…
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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/HM4MN_monument-place_Wheeling-WV.html
On site of Fort Shepherd is this mansion, built in 1798 by Moses Shepherd and known as Shepherd Hall. Among its guests were Lafayette, James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. Clay's support brought National Pike here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4MC_forks-of-wheeling-creek_Wheeling-WV.html
George Washington described the land here in 1770. The French expedition headed by Capt. Celeron buried leaden plates at the mouth in 1749 and claimed the land for France. De Bonnescamp's map gives creek name-Kanonouaras.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4H0_states-birthplace_Wheeling-WV.html
West Virginia was organized in 1861 at Washington Hall, 12th and Market streets. The Linsly Institute Building, Eoff and 15th streets, was the first Capitol. From 1875 to 1885, the Capitol was in the County-City Building.
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…