Harpers Ferry Civil War Photos
Because of its strategic location on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley, Union and Confederate troops moved through Harpers Ferry on a frequent basis. The town actually changed hands eight times.
During the Confederacy's first invasion of the North, General 'Stonewall' Jackson's force of 26,000 men surrounded and captured the 12,500-man Union garrison stationed in Harpers Ferry. The battle resulted in great losses of life for both sides. The Civil War had a profound and disastrous effect Harpers Ferry, destroying its economy and forcing many residents to leave forever.
During the Confederacy's first invasion of the North, General 'Stonewall' Jackson's force of 26,000 men surrounded and captured the 12,500-man Union garrison stationed in Harpers Ferry. The battle resulted in great losses of life for both sides. The Civil War had a profound and disastrous effect Harpers Ferry, destroying its economy and forcing many residents to leave forever.
Harpers Ferry at the start of the Civil War.
Confederate Cannon firing on Harpers Ferry
A wounded soldier being treated at a field hospital
Union soldiers guard Confederate prisoners near
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry
B Company, 22nd NY Infantry in Harpers Ferry
Ruins of the Harpers Ferry Arsenal
Ruins of a Harpers Ferry mill at the end of the Civil War
All that's left of the railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry
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