Maryland Campaign
Battle of Harper's Ferry
Forces Engaged: 21,000 -26,000
Killed: 39
Wounded: 247
Captured or Missing: 0
Total Casualties: 286
Confederate Officers
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Confederate Order of Battle
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September 12-15, 1862
Jefferson County, West Virginia,
Loudoun County, Virginia and
Washington County, Maryland
Confederate Victory
National Park Service
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American Battlefield Trust
Harper's Ferry / Sept 13 - 15, 1862
Stonewall Jackson's Triumph at Harper's Ferry
The Terrain and Fortifications of Harper's Ferry
The Pivotal Moment of the Maryland Campaign: The Case for Harper's Ferry
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American History Central
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Emerging Civil War
Stacking Arms: The Surrender of Harper's Ferry
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ThoughtCo
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HistoryNet
Union Cavalry Escapes from Besieged Harper's Ferry
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Essential Civil War Curriculum
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Harper's Ferry Hospital during 1862 Surrender
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Military Image Digital
Through Shot and Shell in Bolivar Heights
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Civil War Atlas
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New York Times
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Son of the South
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Union Commanders
Col. Dixon S. Miles
Col. Julius White
Forces Engaged: 14,000
Killed: 44
Wounded: 173
Captured: 12:419
Total Casualties: 12,520
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