Capture of Harpers Ferry

Capture of Harpers Ferry (HM15S)

Location: Cedar Park, MD 78613 Williamson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 19.376', W 77° 43.744'

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No. 2

September 15, 1862
No. 2


Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, with his own Division and those of Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill and R. S. Ewell, left Frederick on the morning of September 10 and passing through Middletown and Boonsboro crossed the Potomac at Williamsport, 21 miles north of this. On the afternoon of the 11th, Hill's Division took the direct road to Martinsburg and bivouacked near it. Jackson's and Ewell's Divisions marched to North Mountain Depot on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad seven miles Northeast of Martinsburg, and bivouacked. During the night Brig. Gen. Julius White, Commanding the Union Troops at Martinsburg, about 2,500 in number abandoned the place and retreated to Harpers Ferry. Jackson occupied Martinsburg on the morning of the 12th, passed through it and about noon of the 13th A. P. Hill's Division, in the advance, reached Halltown, 3? miles West of this and went into camp. Jackson's and Ewell's Division following Hill's, encamped near it.
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HM NumberHM15S
Series This marker is part of the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series
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Marker NumberNo. 2
Placed ByAntietam Battlefield Board
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 6:07pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 264745 N 4356165
Decimal Degrees39.32293333, -77.72906667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 19.376', W 77° 43.744'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 19' 22.56" N, 77° 43' 44.64" W
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Area Code(s)254, 512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-359 Appalachian Trail, Cedar Park MD 78613, US
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