Union Skirmish Line - Harpers Ferry WV
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This historical marker is located on the Bolivar Heights/Schoolhouse Ridge section of the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM18NVK
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2023
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Union Skirmish Line
Union troops on the crest and slope of Bolivar Heights to the East were attacked by Confederates led by Gen. Jackson from School House Ridge to the West on 14 Sept. 1862. Private Paylor, Co. D., 111th NY, recalled this as "an awful fight." This action helped defeat 12,000 Union troops at Harpers Ferry. Their surrender on 15 Sept. was the largest of Federal forces until Bataan, the Philippines, WW II, 1942.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/2001
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Harpers Ferry CWRT, American CWRT (UK) Division of West Virginia Archives and History
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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