lost cause

"I had no friend to meet, no cheering to receive. I stepped upon the land of my forefathers - but felt that I was a stranger in the land" (Washington Irving)
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Legendary naval fight draw: CSS Merrimack vs. USS Monitor
Stonewall Jackson, Washington Irving, Harpers Ferry, Lost
Stonewall Jackson, conqueror of Harpers Ferry
a model of a river running through a lush green field
Geography of the taking of Harpers Ferry by the CSA
several historical maps are displayed on the wall in front of some people's names
Leaders of the attack on Harpers Ferry
a stone monument with writing on it in front of a brick wall and red bricks
Daughters of the Confederacy to Heyward Shepherd
an old one hundred dollar bill is hanging on the wall
CSA money in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
there is a dirt path that leads to a bridge
Union Army 12000 men escape route over the Potomac at the siege of Harpers Ferry
a painting of a man with a beard in uniform
Stonewall Jackson at Antietam Battlefield
The capture of Harpers Ferry...
The capture of Harpers Ferry...
there is a piece of paper with a poem on it that says, there is every probability that the enemy, baffled in his intended capture of washington, will cross
The CSA threat...
an old photo of a man with a beard
CSA General Lafayette McLaws
Officers who lost Harpers Ferry to the CSA...
Officers who lost Harpers Ferry to the CSA...
a map with the name harper's ferry on it
From Harpers Ferry to Sharpsburg: The road of A.P. Hill to Antietam