Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia

Harper's Ferry is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Modern sources have dropped the apostrophe and refer to it now as Harpers Ferry.
== Origins ==
== Antebellum ==
== Demographics and Population Information ==
== Harper's Ferry in the Civil War ==
* September 2, 1861 - Skirmish at Beller's Mill, West Virginia
* October 16, 1861 - Skirmish at Bolivar Heights, West Virginia 
* September 13-September 14, 1862 - Action at Bolivar Heights, West Virginia 
* August 24, 1863 - Skirmish at Bolivar Heights, West Virginia 
* July 2, 1864 - Skirmish at Bolivar Heights, West Virginia 
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va	--	Evac	Apr. 18, 1861
(967) April 18	Evacuation, Harper's Ferry
(970) April 18	Abandonment of Harper's Ferry	Destruction of Ordnance stores.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Evac	June 15, 1861
(967) June 15	Evacuation, Harper's Ferry
(970) June 15	Evacuation of Harper's Ferry	By Confederates.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	July 4, 1861
(967) July 4	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(970) July 4	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry	NEW YORK--83d (9th S. M.) Infantry. Union loss, 2 killed, 2 wounded. Total, 4.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	Sept. 16, 1861
(967) Sept. 17	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(971) Sept. 17	Skirmish; Harper's Ferry	(No Reports.)	
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	Oct. 11, 1861
(967) Oct. 11	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(971) Oct. 11	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry	NEW YORK--31st Infantry. WISCONSIN--3d Infantry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Def. of	May 24-30, 1862
(967) May 24-30	Defence, Harper's Ferry
(972) May 24-30	Defense of Harper's Ferry	DELAWARE--3d Infantry. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1st Infantry. MARYLAND---1st Cavalry; 3d, 13th and Purnell Legion Infantry. NEW YORK--5th Cavalry (4 Cos.); Batteries "K" and "L" 1st Light Arty.; 11th (S. M.), 60th, 78th and 102d Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--109th and 111th Infantry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	June 9, 1862
(967) June 9	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(972) June 9	Skirmish near Harper's Ferry	MARYLAND--1st Cavalry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Affair	Aug. 23, 1862
(967) Aug. 23	Affair, Harper's Ferry
(973) Aug. 23	Affair near Harper's Ferry	Capture of Train. (No Reports.)	
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Rec. from	Sept. 3-4, 1862
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Siege	Sept. 12-15, 1862
(967) Sept. 12-15	Siege, Harper's Ferry
(973) Sept. 13	Siege of Harper's Ferry	ILLINOIS--12th Cavalry; Battery "M" 2d Light Arty.; 65th Infantry. INDIANA--15th Indpt. and Wilder's Indpt. Battery Light Arty. MARYLAND--Cole's Battalion 1st P. H. B. Cavalry; 1st and 3d P. H. B. Infantry. NEW YORK--8th Cavalry; 12th (S. M.), 39th, 111th, 115th, 125th and 126th Infantry; 5th Heavy Arty. (Cos. "A," "F"). OHIO---26th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 32d, 60th and 87th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND-7th Squadron Cavalry. VERMONT--9th Infantry. Union loss, 44 killed, 173 wounded, 12,520 captured and missing. Total, 12,737.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	Sept. 12, 1862
(967) Sept. 12	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(973) Sept. 12	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry	NEW YORK--126th Infantry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	Sept. 27, 1862
(967) Sept. 27	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(974) Sept. 27	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry	PENNSYLVANIA--3d Cavalry.	
(967) Oct. 1-2 1862	Reconnoissance, Harper's Ferry
(974) Oct. 1-2	Reconnoissance from Harper's Ferry to Leesburg, Va	INDIANA--14th Infantry. NEW YORK--Battery "G" 1st Light Arty. OHIO---4th and 8th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--132d Infantry. WEST VIRGINIA--7th Infantry. UNITED STATES--6th Cavalry.
(967) Oct. 16-17 1862	Reconnoissance, Harper's Ferry
(621) Harper's F'ry, W. Va.	--	Op'ns	Nov. 15, 1862-Jan. 25, 1863
(967) Dec. 12	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(974) Dec. 12	Skirmish between Harper's Ferry and Leesburg	(No Reports.)
(975) March 15 1863	Scout from Harper's Ferry to Leesburg, Va.	PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	July 7, 1863
(967) July 7	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(975) July 7	Skirmish. Harper's Ferry	Confederate Reports.	
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	July 14, 1863
(967) July 14	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(975) July 14	Skirmish near Harper's Ferry	MAINE---1st Cavalry. MASSACHUSETTS--1st Cavalry. MARYLAND----1st Cavalry, Purnell Legion Cavalry. NEW JERSEY--1st Cavalry. NEW YORK--10th Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--1st, 3d, 4th and 16th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--Battery "E" 1st Arty. Union loss, 31 killed, 58 wounded, 32 missing. Total, 121. 
(621) Harper's Ferry Bridge, W. Va.	--	Skir	July 17, 1863
(975) Aug. 25	Scout from Harper's Ferry into Loudoun County, Virginia	MARYLAND--Cole's Battalion P. H. B. Cavalry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Scout	Sept. 12-16, 1863
(967) Sept. 12-16	Scout, Harper's Ferry
(976) Sept. 12-16	Scout from Harper's Ferry into Loudoun County 	MARYLAND--Cole's Battalion P. H. B. Cavalry.
(621) Harper's Ferry. W. Va.	--	Scout	Sept. 21-26, 1863
(967) Sept. 21-26	Scout, Harper's Ferry
(976) Sept. 21-26	Scout from Harper's Ferry into Loudoun Valley 	MARYLAND--- Cole's Battalion P. H. B. Cavalry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	Oct. 1, 1863
(967) Oct. 1	Skirmish. Harper's Ferry	
(976) Oct. 1	Skirmish near Harper's Ferry	(No Reports.)	
(967) Oct. 5 1863	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(976) Oct. 5	Skirmish near Harper's Ferry	(No Reports.)		
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Dmnstn	Dec. 10-24, 1863
(967) Dec. 10-24	Demonstration. Harper's Ferry	
(977) Dec. 10-24	Demonstration (Wells') from Harper's Ferry	INDIANA--17th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. MASSACHUSETTS--34th Infantry. NEW YORK--1st Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--21st Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA-Battery "A," Light Arty.; 12th Infantry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Op'ns	July 4-7, 1864
(967) July 4-7	Operations, Harper's Ferry	
(979) July 4	Skirmish. Harper's Ferry	NEW YORK----5th Heavy Arty.	
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	July 4, 1864
(967) July 4	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry	
(979) July 4-7	Operations about Harper's Ferry	ILLINOIS--23d Infantry. NEW YORK--5th Heavy Arty. OHIO--135th, 160th and 161st Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--22d Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--Battery "B." Light Arty.; 10th Infantry.
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Skir	July 5, 1864
(967) July 5	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry
(979) July 5	Skirmish, Harper's Ferry	WEST VIRGINIA--Battery "B," Light Arty.	
(621) Harper's Ferry, W. Va.	--	Affair	Feb. 3, 1865
(967) Feb. 3	Affair, Harper's Ferry
(980) Feb. 3	Affair near Harper's Ferry	PENNSYLVANIA--12th Cavalry (Detachment).	
(967) March 20-25	Scout, Harper's Ferry
=== Soldiers from Harper's Ferry ===
* Over soldiers from Harper's Ferry, West Virginia served in the War of the Rebellion (Click for full list)
== Post War ==
== Soldiers Buried in Harper's Ferry ==
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* Wikipedia - Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
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