Old railroad bridge, now a walking bridge.The confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.Scenes around downtown Harpers Ferry. A step back in time.Harpers Ferry Battlefield. From September 12 to 15, 1862, Confederate forces under Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson besieged the 13,000-man garrison at Harpers Ferry resulting in the largest surrender of American troops until World War II.The high ground during the battle.Looking down from the high ground.