A Report on the Federal Fortifications at Harpers Ferry, VA, and of the Confederate and Union Troop Movements During the Siege of Harpers Ferry, September 12-15, 1862
Snell CW. 1959. A Report on the Federal Fortifications at Harpers Ferry, VA, and of the Confederate and Union Troop Movements During the Siege of Harpers Ferry, September 12-15, 1862. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park preserves historic resources and commemorates the historic events that occurred at and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park consists of portions of the Lower Town, the former Storer College campus, landscapes associated with the national historical park’s Civil War significance, and lands preserving the historic viewshed down the Potomac River. This report gives historical information concerning the federal fortifications at Harpers Ferry in 1862, as well as a detailed description of troop movements over the course of the Battle of Harpers Ferry.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Snell, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 1959-12-01
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HAFE , NCR
- Keywords
- Battle of Harpers Ferry, Bolivar Heights, Camp Hill, Civil War, Fortifications, Loudoun Heights, Lower Town, Maryland Heights
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 045463: Bolivar Heights; Battery No. 1 , CRIS-HS: 101369: Bolivar Heights; Earthwork on Old Furnace Road , CRIS-HS: 045466: Bolivar Heights; Earthworks & Magazine , CRIS-HS: 045503: Bolivar Heights; Grandview School , CRIS-HS: 000575: Bolivar Heights; Infantry Trench , CRIS-HS: 045464: Bolivar Heights; Magazine , CRIS-HS: 101368: Bolivar Heights; Old Furnace Road , CRIS-HS: 045462: Bolivar Heights; Prospect Road Trace , CRIS-HS: 000550: Lower Town; Bldg. #36, New Master Armorer's Qtrs , CRIS-HS: 000587: Lower Town; Bldg. #48, Armory Dwelling House , CRIS-HS: 000592: Lower Town; St. John's Protestant Episcopal Ruins , CRIS-HS: 003881: Maryland Heights; 100 Pounder Battery , CRIS-HS: 003880: Maryland Heights; 30 Pounder Battery , CRIS-HS: 045430: Maryland Heights; Bldg. #80, Stone House , CRIS-HS: 003884: Maryland Heights; Breastworks E & S of Stone Fort , CRIS-HS: 045409: Maryland Heights; Exterior Fort , CRIS-HS: 003882: Maryland Heights; Infantry Defense Site #1 , CRIS-HS: 003883: Maryland Heights; Infantry Defense Site #2 , CRIS-HS: 045411: Maryland Heights; Interior Fort , CRIS-HS: 045410: Maryland Heights; Mortar Battery , CRIS-HS: 003879: Maryland Heights; Naval Battery , CRIS-HS: 012891: Maryland Heights; Stone Fort