 When his token defensive force on Maryland Heights was defeated, the town was surrounded and virtually indefensible.When Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson began to bombard the town on September 15, 1862, from the heights he had seized, Miles held a council of war with his brigade commanders and decided to surrender.Before the white flag could be raised, he was struck in the left leg by an exploding shell, mortally wounding him.