 Jackson complained to the B&O Railroad that the "noisy night railroad traffic" of the trains disturbed the rest of his troops, and notified John Garrett that trains would only be allowed to pass through Harpers Ferry at first only during daylight hours, but within a few days demanded a tighter timetable restriction between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.





in order to ensure their rest was not disturbed.Delagrange notes "He complained strongly that the trains were disturbing the rest of his tired troops at Harper's Ferry.Garrett agreed to run as many trains as possible through around noon."