Union Skirmish Line
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Union troops on the crest and slope of Bolivar Heights to the East were attacked by Confederates led by Gen. Jackson from School House Ridge to the West on 14 Sept. 1862. Private Paylor, Co. D., 111th NY, recalled this as "an awful fight." This action helped defeat 12,000 Union troops at Harpers Ferry.
Their surrender on 15 Sept. was the largest of Federal forces until Bataan, the Philippines, WWII, 1942.
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