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Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 6: (search)
the two rivers; and a railway, connecting Harper's Ferry with Winchester, skirts the margin of the ith little difficulty obtain possession of Harper's Ferry and all that it contained. Jackson, afch was rapidly advancing to the succour of Harper's Ferry. The passes over the South Mountain were left wing of McLaws's division nearest to Harper's Ferry. General Pryor was just starting on a littshut up in a narrow gorge, the garrison of Harper's Ferry, 13,000 strong (which, should Jackson failolent advance it brought quickly to a halt-Harper's Ferry has surrendered to Jackson! In a few momession of by my men. The spoils captured at Harper's Ferry were enormous. Besides this large number Colonel Miles, the commanding officer at Harper's Ferry, a short time before the surrender, had lohad, indeed, been left by the main body at Harper's Ferry, but they arrived on the field the night psave the immense booty taken by Jackson at Harper's Ferry, which was of the very greatest importance[8 more...]
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 7: (search)
, as I was later informed, was the colonel of the regiment that had effected its escape from Harper's Ferry, had attracted my attention the previous day by his gallantry and the excellent dispositionsalled Bunker Hill. The cavalry had to cover the line along the Potomac from Williamsport to Harper's Ferry, Hampton's brigade being stationed near Hainesville, Fitz Lee's near Shepherdstown, and Robertson's under Colonel Munford, near Charlestown, opposite Harper's Ferry; which latter stronghold, after everything valuable had been removed from it, had been given up to the enemy. We rejoiced greaurier from Colonel Munford, who reported that the enemy had driven back our pickets opposite Harper's Ferry, and was advancing towards Charlestown in considerable strength. I found the brigades drawnd repulsed them heavily, chasing their flying columns into the protecting fortifications of Harper's Ferry. Our loss in killed and wounded was small; that of the Federals must have been large, for,
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 8: (search)
nforcements should arrive. Munford and his men had been fighting with their accustomed gallantry; but the Yankees receiving again and again fresh troops from Harper's Ferry, and their numerous batteries pouring upon us a most destructive fire, we were compelled to retreat and abandon Charlestown, which was instantly occupied by t Lee suddenly appearing on their right flank at the same moment that we attacked them vigorously in front, they were now driven in turn to their stronghold of Harper's Ferry; and before nightfall we had regained our old lines and re-established our pickets. As a renewed attack on the morrow was not to be expected, General Stuart height of several hundred feet, the car, secured by ropes, filled with officers, who, with all kinds of glasses, were looking out narrowly in the direction of Harper's Ferry. I was not mistaken in my conjectures. As I afterwards learned, no less a dignitary than President Lincoln was momentarily looked for. Escorted by General
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 9: (search)
at an early hour the next day; and, as the enemy was also reported to be advancing in strength upon Charlestown from Harper's Ferry, it appeared to be a general movement of the whole Federal army. At The Bower the breaking up of our camp seemed to t mid-day when I reached Smithfield, which I found occupied by a squadron picketing the turnpike to Shepherdstown and Harper's Ferry. Our brigade stationed at Charlestown had evacuated the place before the superior numbers of the enemy, and retired h turned back on my approach, and moved off when a few carbine-shots had been exchanged. This squadron had come from Harper's Ferry, along a by-road which struck the turnpike at a point about midway between Kearneysville and Smithfield, which point report from Colonel Jones, now commanding Robertson's brigade, that the hostile forces were retreating again towards Harper's Ferry, and that he hoped to be again in occupancy of Charlestown even before his message could reach me. The firing in the
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 10: (search)
. General McClellan, the Federal Commander-in-Chief, having largely reinforced his army with regiments from the new levy of 300,000 volunteers called out for nine months, and having brought it to a strength of 140,000 men, well equipped in every respect, had at last determined upon a forward movement, all unknowing at the time that the supreme command was soon to be taken from him by the Government at Washington. The right wing of the Federal forces, by a strong demonstration towards Harper's Ferry, made a show of invading Virginia from this point, but the great bulk of the army crossed the Potomac about fifteen miles lower down, near the little town of Berlin. General Lee, having been opportunely informed by his vigilant cavalry of the enemy's operations, had commenced, in the mean time, a movement on the opposite side of the Blue Ridge, in a nearly parallel direction towards Front Royal, being about a day's march ahead. Longstreet's corps was in the advance, Jackson's troops fo