As Lee's Army of Northern Virginia advanced down the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland, he planned to capture the garrison at Harpers Ferry to secure his line ...
the heights above Harpers Ferry, and on the morning of September 15 ordered
Jackson was to move his command to Martinsburg while McLaws's command and Walker's command "endeavored to capture Harpers Ferry.
Special Orders 191 contained all the operational details: three
Upon arriving in Harpers Ferry, Lee ordered the marines to storm the fort, ...
While camped at the Best Farm, Lee learned that Harpers Ferry and
At 3:30 on Monday afternoon, authorities in Washington ordered Colonel Robert E. Lee to Harpers Ferry with a force of Marines to capture Brown. Lee's first ...
Jackson had not yet captured Harpers Ferry, and already McClellan's
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Lee's first order of business, as outlined in Special Order Number 191, was capturing the federal garrisons to his west at Martinsburg and Harpers ...
Confederate General Robert E. Lee issued Special Orders No.