People in the Maryland Campaign

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Whether face to face in infantry assaults or directing artillery fire from the heights, battles are won by the men who fight them. But it is the generals who develop effective strategy and the officers who lead their men into the fire of combat who provide the opportunities for victory. Whether you are more interested in the common soldier or the army commander, learn more about some of the people that helped bring about the momentous events of the 1862 Northern Virginia and Maryland Campaigns.

"Let us beware of our past errors. Let us not pronounce our generals imbecile, or traitors, or cowards, because they are not uniformly successful."
~Harper's Weekly-The Rebel Raid into Maryland
Saturday, September 27, 1862

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• Elizabeth Van Lew

  

  Following Virginia's secession in April of 1861, Elizabeth Van Lew joined with other Richmond Unionists to create an underground network to hinder the Confederate war effort and give aid and comfort to captured Union soldiers. The infamous Libby Prison, which held scores of Union officers in deplorable conditions, was located only blocks from Van Lew's home. Read more

• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

  John George Walker

  

  John George Walker was a captain in the United States army but resigned in 1861 to join the Confederates, where he was commissioned as a major of the cavalry corps. Read more

• Elihu Benjamin Washburne

  

  A confidante and early supporter of President Lincoln, Washburne served as a conduit between Lincoln and Union General Grant, his famous constituent from Galena, IL. Read more

• Julius White

  

  White was the garrison commander at Martinsburg, Virginia and was the officer who surrendered Harpers Ferry to Stonewall Jackson on September 15, 1862 after Harpers Ferry's garrison commander, Colonel Dixon S. Miles, was mortally wounded. Read more

• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

  John Ellis Wool

  

  John Ellis Wool was the oldest officer actively serving in the United States Army during the Civil War. His military career spanned more than 50 years, beginning when he organized a volunteer brigade in 1812 and became the Captain of the Thirteenth United States Infantry. Read more

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