Battle of Harpers Ferry

Battle of Harpers Ferry
Part of the American Civil War
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 1865.
Date September 12, 1862 (1862-09-12)–September 15, 1862 (1862-09-15) Location Jefferson County, West Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Dixon S. Miles †, Julius White	Stonewall Jackson A.P. Hill
Strength
14,000[1]	21–26,000[1]
Casualties and losses
12,636 total 44 killed 173 wounded 12,419 captured[2] The Union garrison also surrendered 13,000 small arms, 200 wagons, and 73 artillery pieces.[3]	286 total 39 killed 247 wounded[2]

The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862. It was part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was sent to capture Harpers Ferry. His troops surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). This was a major victory at relatively minor cost.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The strength of the Union forces is estimated as "more than 12,000" by the National Park Service Archived 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, 12,737 by Eicher, p. 345, and 14,000 by Bailey, p. 38, Kennedy, p. 113, Rafuse, p. 219, Robertson, p. 602, and Bodart, p. 527. The Confederate strength is estimated as 26,000 by Rafuse, p. 216, (Jackson 14,000, McLaws 8,000, Walker 4,000). Bailey, p. 38, estimates 21,000 ("7,000 more" than his Union estimate of 14,000). Robertson, p. 602, estimates 23,000.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Harpers Ferry". CWSAC Battle Summaries. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
3. ↑ "Battle of Harpers Ferry". Civil War Trust. Retrieved 29 June 2016.