Existing comment:
Dear Folks, Sept 15 1862
Harpers Ferry has surrendered. Nobody hurt on our side.
HK Douglas
From this letter, Douglas' parents living at nearby Ferry Hill Place learned of General Jackson's capture of Harpers Ferry and 12,000 Union soldiers two days before the Battle of Antietam. General Jackson valued Douglas' dedication, and at Antietam gave the young man the Virginia map he had used during is daring Shenandoah Valley campaign. |