Harpers Ferry In Harpers Ferry history many important historical events have occurred including raids, captures and recaptures. ... Harpers Ferry was an important military outpost and armory. ... Lee's invasion of Maryland. Later Lee was defeated at Antietam; again a Union Garrison took control. While Lee's Gettysburg campaign was occurring in July 1863 Harpers Ferry was captured and recaptured. ...
Lee led about 55,000 troops. ... Lee divided his army and send half of them with General Stonewall Jackson to Harpers Ferry. ... On September 15 Union force surrendered to Jackson at Harpers Ferry.Jackson left with his troops and joined Lee while General A.P Hill stayed behind to oversee the Union army. On September 15 McClellan attacked Lee, but Jacksons troops were there to reinforce Lee. ... Finally, he closed on Lee, but just as Burnside approached Lee, General Hills troops arrived from Harpers Ferry and they pushed Burnside back toward Antietam Creek. ...
The second principal cause was John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. ... The Battle of Gettysburg was Lee's second attempt to invade the North. ... Lee brought his 60,000 troops into the Union territory in hope to receive acknowledgment from the British and France. ... However, after the battle shifted to the Cemetery Ridge, which gave the Union perfect location for defense, Lee had more casualties than the Union. ... This is the battle where Grant would defeat the Confederate army then occupied Mississippi, and made Lee daringly split his army. ...
