Ohio 87th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
6/10/62
Organized - Ohio 87th Volunteer Infantry - Ohio
9/12/62
Battle - Harpers Ferry - Jefferson County, West Virginia; Loudoun County, Virginia; Washington County, Maryland
As General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia advanced into Maryland in the fall of 1862, Lee made plans to capture the vital Union garrison at Harpers Ferry in the rear of his invading army. Although Maj. Gen. George McClellan's Army of the Potomac was in pursuit, in a bold maneuver Lee divided his army, sending three columns under Gen. Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson to Harpers Ferry while the rest of the army marched towards Hagerstown, Maryland. Surrounded on three sides by steep heights, the terrai…READ MORE
9/20/62
Mustered Out - Ohio 87th Volunteer Infantry - Ohio
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