Retaliatory Union artillery fire destroyed a large block of the Confederate-occupied town of Harpers Ferry, Virginia. In the early morning, a boat from the Union side, responding to a flag of truce shown from the town's riverside, was reportedly fired on and one person killed. Union commanders immediately ordered an artillery response that destroyed, among other buildings, the Wager Hotel and the Railroad Depot. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Frank Moore, ed., The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc. (New York: G.P.Putnam, 1862), IV: 26.
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Exact
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Battles/Soldiers
