Capture of Harpers Ferry

At daylight on September 15, 1862, three batteries of Jackson's Division delivered a severe fire against the right of the Bolivar Heights defense, while Ewell's batteries opened from School House Hill in front. Hill's five batteries on ground commanding the left of the line and the 10 guns across the Shenandoah poured an accurate enfilade fire upon the left and rear of Miles' defenses, and the artillery on Loudoun Heights and Maryland Heights joined the attack. This concentrated fire of 58 guns was answered by the Union guns, but within an hour, as ammunition ran short, Miles raised the white flag in surrender. Soon afterward he was mortally wounded, and command passed to General White, who completed the capitulation with the surrender of about 12,500 officers and men and all public property. Hill's Division remained to parole the prisoners, while Jackson marched with five divisions to the field of Antietam. Exclusive of the loss on Maryland Heights, the Union loss was 9 killed and 39 wounded, and the Confederate loss was 6 killed and 69 wounded.

Lovettsville, Maryland · United States