Battle of Harpers Ferry Timeline (September 12th - 15th, 1862)
The Union garrison fell under the might of the Confederacy in this September 1862 engagement of the Civil War.
There are a total of (6)Battle of Harpers Ferry Timeline (September 12th - 15th, 1862) events in the CivilWarTimeline.net database. Entries are listed below by date-of-occurrence ascending (first-to-last). Other leading and trailing events are also included for perspective.
COMMAND(S): Dixon S. Miles; Julius WhiteARMY FORCE(S):
Union Garrison
STRENGTH: 14,000 menCASUALTIES*:
12,636 men (90.3%)
* Includes killed, wounded, and missing.
CONFEDERATE VICTORY
COMMAND(S): Thomas Jackson; A.P. HillARMY FORCE(S):
Army of Northern Virginia
STRENGTH: 23,000 menCASUALTIES*:
286 men (1.2%)
* Includes killed, wounded, and missing.
Force Strength
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Day-by-Day Timeline of Events
September 12, 1862
The Battle of Harpers Ferry begins. Generals Miles and White lead a Union force of 14,000 against some 26,000 Confederate attackers under the command of generals Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill.
September 15, 1862
Harpers Ferry falls to Confederate forces under the command of General Jackson.
September 15, 1862
The Battle of Harpers Ferry ends as a Confederate victory.
September 15, 1862
A Confederate division under the command of General John Walker takes Loudoun Heights.
September 15, 1862
General Dixon Miles quickly surrenders the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry.
September 16, 1862
Having suffered a mortal wound at the Battle of Harpers Ferry, General Dixon Miles dies.
