Setting the Trap - Harper’s Ferry NHP – Harper’s Ferry, WV
N 39° 18.378 W 077° 46.938
18S E 260099 N 4354459
This is one of several waysides in the Schoolhouse Ridge South Unit of Harper’s Ferry National Historic Park, Located off of Bloomery Road (County Road 27) in Harper’s Ferry District, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Waymark Code: WMPJE0
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2015
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"Confederate Major General "Stonewall" Jackson faced three enemies - the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, its formidable position on Bolivar Heights, and time. On the second day of the battle, although pummeled by a Confederate bombardment, the Federals still stood firm. Jackson knew he had to force the issue. He devised a three-point plan. First, to "turn" the Union flank, he ordered Major General A.P. Hill to march 3,500 men and 20 cannon, under the cover of night, to a position behind the Federal lines. Meanwhile, one mile to the north, Jackson staged a fake attack against Bolivar Heights to distract the Federals from Hill's maneuver. Finally, Jackson ordered that 10 cannon be moved from Schoolhouse Ridge across the Shenandoah River to a plateau on Loudoun Heights. By Monday morning, September 15, all was accomplished. The trap was set."
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Bloomery Road
County Route 27
Millview, WV USA
25432
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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