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The first of nine times this bridge, which crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, was destroyed during the Civil War. The damage in the photograph was the work of Confederate Colonel Thomas (later General "Stonewall") Jackson's troops, before pulling back to Winchester in June, 1861. The shells of the burned Armory buildings still stands in the background below the town.

1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge in Ruins, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039076
Title:
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge in Ruins, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861
Description:
The first of nine times this bridge, which crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, was destroyed during the Civil War. The damage in the photograph was the work of Confederate Colonel Thomas (later General "Stonewall") Jackson's troops, before pulling back to Winchester in June, 1861. The shells of the burned Armory buildings still stands in the background below the town.
Geary commanded the 28th Pennsylvania Regiment and several other companies in the Harpers Ferry and Sandy Hook areas during the Union Army occupation in 1861. Identified officers are, L to R: 3rd from left, Captain Thomas Hollingsworth; 4th, General John Geary; 5th, Major Hector Tyndale.

2. Union General John Geary and Staff, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )

IDNO:
039078
Title:
Union General John Geary and Staff, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )
Date:
1861
Description:
Geary commanded the 28th Pennsylvania Regiment and several other companies in the Harpers Ferry and Sandy Hook areas during the Union Army occupation in 1861. Identified officers are, L to R: 3rd from left, Captain Thomas Hollingsworth; 4th, General John Geary; 5th, Major Hector Tyndale.
Two unidentified Union soldiers in uniform, full pack and armed on Camp Hill above Harpers Ferry during the Federal forces occupation of the area early in the Civil War. Note the huge bayonets attached to their rifles.

3. Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Union Army, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039083
Title:
Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Union Army, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861
Description:
Two unidentified Union soldiers in uniform, full pack and armed on Camp Hill above Harpers Ferry during the Federal forces occupation of the area early in the Civil War. Note the huge bayonets attached to their rifles.