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Destined for Antietam
September 10, 1862 from Frederick, Maryland
Confederate commander Lee sends part of his army to capture Harpers Ferry, while he waits in Maryland to advance on Pennsylvania.
Jackson
September 13 -- Maryland Heights, MD:
Confederates force Union soldiers off Maryland Heights.
September 13:
Jackson arrives here on Schoolhouse Ridge, surrounding the Union garrison.
September 14:
Jackson's forces bombard Harpers Ferry and outflank the Federals on Bolivar Heights.
September 15:
Union garrison surrenders, and Jackson advances on Sharpsburg to help Lee, leaving General A.P. Hill behind to deal with the captured prisoners and spoils of war.
Lee
September 14 -- South Mountain, MD:
Lee's troops clash with the Union army and delay its counter attack.
September 15 -- Sharpsburg, MD:
Lee withdraws toward Sharpsburg, north of Showman's Knoll. He awaits news from Jackson at Harpers Ferry.
Antietam:
September 17, 1862:
Union and Confederate soldiers fight in the bloodiest day of the Civil War. Lee's invasion ends, President Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. |