TITLE OF ILLUSTRATION :  HARPER'S FERRY IN POSSESSION OF THE  CONFEDERATE FORCES                                               
SIZE AFTER TRIMMING (APPROXIMATELY):  10.25" X 13.1"
PAGE :  1
DESCRIPTION: DRAWING / ETCHING ILLUSTRATION 

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATION :  "A thick fog shrouded the Harpers Ferry water gap the morning of September 15, concealing the trap. As the fog lifted a devastating bombardment commenced. The appearance of A.P. Hill's confederate battle line approaching from the Chambers/Murphy Farm made the Union position untenable. "We are as helpless as rats in a cage," wrote Capt. Edward Ripley, 9th Vermont.

"The Union commanders at Harpers Ferry held a council of war. Surrounded by a force twice the size of their own and out of long range artillery ammunition, the officers unanimously agreed to surrender. At around 9:00 a.m., white flags were raised by Union troops all along Bolivar Heights. Minutes later, a stray Confederate shell exploded directly behind Miles, mortally wounding the Union commander. Gen. Julius White, second in command, made the final arrangements for the Union surrender."

Jackson captured over 12,500 Union troops at Harpers Ferry - the largest single capture of Federal forces during the entire war. The Confederates also seized 13,000 arms and 47 pieces of artillery.

Although Lee's first advance into the North did not yield the hoped for results for the Confederacy, these few days in September 1862 helped to change the course of the war.

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ITEM IS ORIGINAL, TAKEN FROM :  CAMPFIRES AND BATTLEFIELDS  HISTORY OF THE CONFLICTS AND CAMPAIGNS 
                                                             OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES by ROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D.
                                                             ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH ILLUSTRATIONS ARE FROM THE CELEBRATED BRADY COLLECTION,
                                                             IN POSSESION OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND LOANED FOR REPRODUCTION IN 
                                                             THIS WORK BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF HON. DANIEL S. LAMONT, SEC. OF WAR. 
                                                             ( AT TIME OF PRINTING). 

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