Nearby Attractions. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park On September 15, Stonewall Jackson with about 35,000 Confederate soldiers surrounded the Federal Garrison at Harpers Ferry and forced the surrender of 12,000 Union men and 73 cannon. South Mountain State Battlefield On September 14, 1862, the three most southern wind gaps of South Mountain were the sites of a successful delaying action fought by Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee during their first invasion on the North. The success in holding back Union General George B. McClellan's army allowed Lee time to regroup his forces at Sharpsburg, where the Battle of Antietam occurred a few days later. Nearby Attractions - Antietam National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park|Antietam National Battlefield Antietam National Battlefield Harpers Ferry National Historical Park South Mountain Attractions. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park