BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Antietam Natl Battlefield -- Upper Bridge (Woods, Cornfield, Dunker Church, Mumma)

MD -- Antietam Natl Battlefield -- Upper Bridge (Woods, Cornfield, Dunker Church, Mumma):

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1. ANTIUP_160402_026.JPG: C.S.A. JACKSON'S COMMAND Maj. Gen, Thomas J. Jackson, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Jackson's Command was in order of battle at 5:30 A. M., Jackson's Division, commanded by J. R. Jones, in two lines, its right resting on the Hagerstwon Pike 230 yards north of this. Early's and Hays' Brigades of Ewell's Division were on the left rear of Jones, and the Brigades of Lawton and Trimble were in the fields between the Hagerstown Pike and the East Woods. Jackson's Command was assaulted in this position between the hours of 5:30 and 8:30 A. M. by the First and Twelfth Corps of the Army of the Potomac. At about 9:00 A. M., having been re-enforced by McLaws' and Walker's Divisions of Longstreet's Command, it repulsed an assault of Sedgwick's Division of the Second Corps. No. 315
2. ANTIUP_160402_030.JPG: U.S.A. TWELFTH ARMY CORPS TYNDALE'S BRIGADE, GREENE'S DIVISION Lt. Col. Hector Tyndale, 28th Penn. Infantry, Commanding. Organization. 5th Ohio Infantry 7th Ohio Infantry 66th Ohio Infantry 28th Pennsylvania Infantry September 17, 1862. Tyndale's Brigade, after the right flank of the enemy had been turned, pursued through the East Woods, crossed to the south side of the Smoketown Road and passing to the right of Mumma's burned out buildings, halted behind the ridge a few yards east of this point, where, with the assistance of Monroe's and Tompkins' Rhode Island Batteries, it repulsed several assaults of the enemy. About 10:30 A. M. the Brigade crossed the road and entered the woods on the right of the Dunkard Church. Joined on the right by the 13th New Jersey Infantry of Williams Division, it remained in this position until noon when it was compelled to retire to the East Woods. No. 53.
3. ANTIUP_160402_033.JPG: U.S.A. SECOND ARMY CORPS Maj. Gen. E. V. Sumner, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) At daybreak of the 17th, the three divisions of the 2nd Corps were east of the Antietam: Sedgwick's and French's near Army Headquarters, Richardson's in advance behind the bluff overlooking the Antietam. At 7:30 A. M. Sedgwick's Division moved, crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford and, advancing through the East Woods and Miller's Cornfield and the fields to the south, in column of Brigades, crossed the Hagerstown Pike about a third of a mile north of this, entered the West Woods, and the right and center had reached the open ground beyond, when its advance was checked by Jackson's Command and the Artillery of Stuart's Cavalry Division. Gorman's Brigade was in the first line, its left Regiment, the 34th New York, a few yards west of the Dunkard Church and separated from the Brigade by an interval of 460 yards, the Brigade line running in a general direction northwest, its right 940 yards from this and 610 yards west of the Hagerstown Pike. Dana's and Howard's Brigades were in the second and third lines respectively, their left flanks in the ravine and on the roll of ground 200 to 250 yards northeast of this and 280 to 300 yards west of the Pike. In this position the left flank of the Division was attacked and turned by McLaws' and Walker's Divisions and it was obliged to retreat northward to the fields and woods beyond D. R. Miller's. No. 116.
4. ANTIUP_160402_037.JPG: No. 116 Continued. French's Division followed Sedgwick's across the Antietam and, upon nearing the East Woods, changed direction to come in on Sedgwick's left and cover that flank. As it approached Roulette's house, 800 yards east of this, it encountered the enemy and pushed them back to the Sunken Road or Bloody Lane, where its advance was checked by a portion of D.H. Hill's Division, subsequently reinforced by five Brigades of R.H. Anderson's Division. A desperate contest ensued, during which Richardson's Division came up and formed on the left. The combined action of the two Divisions obliged the Confederates to retire to Piper's Lane and the fields beyond. The Division bivouacked near the Roulette House. Richardson's Division crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford about 9:30 A.M., and, moving to the ravine beyond the high ground east of Roulette's, formed line of battle and advanced on French's left, engaging the Confederates in and beyond the Sunken Road or Bloody Lane. After a stubborn and sanguinary contest, in which it was supported by French's Division on its right, the enemy was forced back from the Bloody Lane to and beyond the Hagerstown Pike. An advance was made to the high ground overlooking the Piper house, which was soon withdrawn and the Division bivouacked on the high ground southeast of Roulette's.
5. ANTIUP_160402_040.JPG: U.S.A. TWELFTH ARMY CORPS GOODRICH'S BRIGADE, GREENE'S DIVISION Col. W. B. Goodrich, 60th New York, Commanding. Organization. 3rd Delaware Infantry Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry 60th New York Infantry 78th New York Infantry (September 17, 1862.) When nearing the East Woods, early on the 17th, Goodrich's Brigade was detached from its Division and ordered to the assistance of Doubleday's Division engaged north of this. The Purnell Legion was detached near D. R. Miller's and did not participate with its Brigade in the action near this point, but was engaged with its Division west of the Dunkard Church. After the repulse of the Brigade near this point, the 78th New York was detached. No. 114.
6. ANTIUP_160402_043.JPG: U.S.A. GREENE'S' DIVISION, TWELFTH ARMY CORPS Brig. Gen. George. S. Greene, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Greene's Division, having turned the enemy's right in the East Woods, advanced against the Confederate Infantry north and east of this point, which retired to the woods west of the Hagerstown Pike. Greene pressed forward in pursuit through the East Woods and across Mumma's fields to the ridge a few yards east of this point, where he halted to replenish ammunition. With the assistance of Monroe's, Thompkins' and Owens' Rhode Island, Knap's Pennsylvania, and Edgell's New Hampshire Batteries, he repulsed several assaults of the enemy. About 10 A. M. he crossed this road and advanced into the woods beyond the Dunkard Church which he held until noon, when he was compelled to retire to the East Woods, where he formed line in support of the Sixth Corps. No. 51.
7. ANTIUP_160402_046.JPG: C.S.A. RESERVE ARTILLERY, LONGSTREET'S COMMAND Colonel Stephen D. Lee, C.S.A., Commanding. Organization. Ashland (Va.) Artillery, Madison (La.) Artillery Bedford (Va.) Artillery, Eubanks' (Va.) Artillery Brooks (S.C.) Artillery, Parker's (Va.) Artillery (September 17, 1862.) At daybreak of the 17th the Ashland Artillery, the Bedford Artillery, the Brooks Artillery and Parker's Battery, went into position on the ridge east of the Dunkard Church. At about 7 A.M., the Brooks Artillery was withdrawn and the Madison Artillery took its place, one section advancing to the open field field north. About 8:15 A.M., the Batteries were withdrawn to a position west of the Hagerstown road and about 600 yards south of the Dunkard Church. At 9 A.M., they were withdrawn to Sharpsburg. At 3 P.M., they formed on the high ground commanding the Boonsboro Pike and the Middle Bridge over the Antietam. Eubanks' Battery was detached from the Battalion on the 15th and was in support of Toombs' Brigade in front of the Burnside Bridge. No. 306.
8. ANTIUP_160402_072.JPG: Baltimore Light Artillery, C.S.A. Organized at Richmond, Va. August 17, 1861 Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry; Winchester; Front Royal; Cross Keys; Port Republic; Woodstock; Gaines' Mills; Malvern Hill; Bristoe Station; Cunningham's Ford; Groveton; Rappahannock; Second Mannassas; Antietam; Yellow Tavern; Carlisle; Gettysburg; Culpepper C.H.; Mine Run; Brandy Station; Chambersburg; Leestown; Frederick; Old Town; Waynesboro; Maurytown. Officers. Captain John B. Brockenbrough. Captain William G. Griffin. Lieut. William B. Beam. Lieut. John McNulty. Lieut. James T. Wilhelm. Lieut. John w. Goodman.
9. ANTIUP_160402_076.JPG: Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Pikesville, Maryland, October 1861 Mustered out October 24, 1864. Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry, Catlett's Station; Chantilly; South Mountain; Antietam; Harpers Ferry, July 27, 1863; Shady grove; Bethesda Church; Cold Harbor; Petersburg, June 18, 1864; Siege of Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Popular Grove Church; Chapel House; Peeble's Farm. Field Officers. Colonel William H. Purnell. Colonel William J. Leonard. Colonel Samuel A. Graham. Lieut. Col. John G. Johannes. Lieut. Col. Benjamin L. Simpson. Major William J. Taylor. Major William T. Fulton. Major Robert G. King.
10. ANTIUP_160402_084.JPG: "Wolcott's" Battery "A" 8 Guns, First Maryland Light Artillery, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, and Pikesville, Md., Aug. 1861. Re-enlisted and veteranized Jan. 1, 1864 Mustered out March 11, 1865. Battles engaged in: Seven Days Fighting Before Richmond; Deep Bottom; Second Bull Run; Crampton's Gap; Antietam; Frederickburg; Marye's Heights; Salem Heights; Gettsyburg. Officers Captain John W. Wolcott Captain James H. Rigby 1st Lieut. Thomas Binyon 1st Lieut. Lowell A. Chamberlain 2nd Lieut. Edgar G. Taylor 2nd Lieut. Frank I. Witcher 2nd Lieut. Augustine McIntire 2nd Lieut. John F. Daneker
11. ANTIUP_160402_087.JPG: Fifth Regiment Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, Maryland September 12, 1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized January 1, 1864, mustered out September 1, 1865. Battles engaged in: Antietam; Charlestown, Va.; Winchester, Va.; June 13, 14, 15,1863; Stephenson's Depot; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Fort Harrison; Siege of Richmond, 1864; Fair Oaks, October 27, 1864; Occupation of Richmond, April 3, 1865. Field Officers. Colonel William Louis Schley. Colonel William W. Bamberger. Lieut. Col. John G. Holland. Lieut. Col. Charles A. Holton. Lieut. Col. Salome Marsh. Lieut. Col. Stephen P. Heath. Major Leopold Blumenburg. Major Henry G. Graham. Major William H. Irving.
12. ANTIUP_160402_090.JPG: First Maryland (Dement's) Battery C.S.A. Organized at Fredericksburg, Va. July 1861. Battles engaged in: Mechanicsville; Gaines Mills; Malvern Hill; Groveton; Manassas; Harpers Ferry; Antietam; Fredericksburg, December, 1862, Mar. 1863; Gettysburg; Locust Grove; Payne's Farm; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Appomattox. Officers. Captain R. Snowden Andrews. Captain William F. Dement. Lieut. John Gale. Lieut. Hill.
13. ANTIUP_160402_094.JPG: Third Regiment Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, Md., June, 1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized February 1, 1864 Mustered out July 31, 1865. Battles engaged in: Cedar Mountain; Antietam; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; North Anna; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Poplar Springs Church; Assault on Petersburg, April 3, 1865. Field Officers. Captain Alonzo Snow. Captain Lucius A. Gerry. 1st Lt. Theodore J. Vanneman. 1st Lieut. James H. Kidd. 2nd Lieut. John M. Bullock. 2nd Lieut. Leonard S. Parker. 2nd Lieut. William Taylor. 2nd Lieut. Enos T. Hall.
14. ANTIUP_160402_101.JPG: Battery B. (Snow's) First Maryland Light Artillery, U.S.A. Organized at Port Deposit, Maryland, August 30, 1861. Re-enlisted and Veteranized January 1, 1864. Mustered out July 3, 1865. Battles engaged in: New Bridge; Seven Days Fighting Before Richmond, 1862; Antietam; Fredericksburg; December, 1862, May 1863; New Market; Piedmont; Lynchburg; Salem, Va.; Hanging Rock Gap Officers Captain Alonzo Snow. Captain Lucius A. Gerry. 1st Lieut. Theodore J. Vanneman. 1st Lieut. James H. Kidd. 2nd Lieut. John M. Bullock. 2nd Lieut. Leonard S. Parker. 2nd Lieut. William Taylor. 2nd Lieut. Enos T. Hall.
15. ANTIUP_160402_104.JPG: Second Regiment Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, Md., June 1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized January 1, 1864 Mustered out July 25, 1865. Battled engaged in: Groveton; Bull Run; Chantilly; South Mountain; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Blue Springs; Campbell's Station; Siege of Knoxville; Spotsylvania; Totopotomoy; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Siege of Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Poplar Springs Church; Hatcher's Run; Assault of Petersburg. Command and Field Officers. Colonel John Sommers, Oct. 8, 1861 to April 21, 1862. Brevet Brig. Gen. J. Eugene Duryee to Sept. 22, 1862. Colonel Thomas B. Allard to Jan. 19, 1864. Maj. David F. DeWitt. Lieut. Colonel Henry Howard to July 30, 1864. Maj. Andrew B. Brunner. Brevet Colonel Benj. F. Taylor to July 25, 1865. Maj. James H. Wilson.
16. ANTIUP_160402_111.JPG: Charge of Second Maryland on Burnside Bridge
17. ANTIUP_160402_114.JPG: Antietam Battlefield Commission of Maryland Benjamin F. Taylor, Second Maryland Infanty, U.S.A. Joseph M. Sudsburg, Third Maryland Inafantry, U.S.A. George R. Graham, Fifth Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. William Gibson, Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. William H. Parker, Battery "A" First Md. Light Artillery, U.S.A. Theodore J. Vanneman, Battery "B" First Md. Light Artillery, U.S.A. Henry Kyd Douglas, Staff Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, C.S.A. Osmun Latrobe, Staff Gen. James Longstreet, C.S.A. William F. Dement, First Maryland Battery, C.S.A. Lloyd Lowndes, Governor of Maryland
18. ANTIUP_160402_118.JPG: Brockenborough's Maryland Battery, CSA repelling charge at Antietam
19. ANTIUP_160402_124.JPG: Fifth Maryland closing in upon Roulettes barns and house
20. ANTIUP_160402_135.JPG: "Walcotts" First Maryland Battery USA at Antietam
21. ANTIUP_160402_138.JPG: Erected by the State of Maryland to her Sons, Who on this field offered their lives in maintenance of their Principles
22. ANTIUP_160402_150.JPG: Battery B 1st MD Light Artillery
23. ANTIUP_160402_153.JPG: Second Regiment Maryland Infantry
24. ANTIUP_160402_159.JPG: Third Regiment Maryland Infantry
25. ANTIUP_160402_162.JPG: Battery A 1st MD Light Artillery
26. ANTIUP_160402_165.JPG: Fifth Regiment Maryland Infantry
27. ANTIUP_160402_173.JPG: Baltimore Battery Light Artillery CSA
28. ANTIUP_160402_176.JPG: Purnell Legion Maryland Infantry
29. ANTIUP_160402_283.JPG: The 19th Indiana Infantry 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps Lieut. Colonel Alois O. Bachman commanding until he fell mortally wounded 150 yards due east, occupied this ground at 2 pm, September 17th 1862. Loss 13 killed; 58 wounded.
30. ANTIUP_160402_295.JPG: Philadelphia Brigade Park During the fighting in the West Woods, the Philadelphia Brigade, commanded by Gen. O.O. Howard, lost more than 550 men in about twenty minutes of combat. Thirty years later the Philadelphia Brigade Association purchased eleven acres for their monument. The veterans decided to use the excess property around the monument to establish a public park. They planted trees, erected a gate, and in 1896 dedicated a monument in what is known today as Philadelphia Brigade Park. Over seventy feet tall, the Philadelphia Brigade Monument is the tallest monument on Antietam National Battlefield. "They poured their blood out like water, and we must look to God and our country for a just reward." -- Gen. O.O. Howard, Commander of the Philadelphia Brigade "My comrades of the Philadelphia Brigade...you have erected a magnificent monument in honor of the private soldier who laid his life on the alter of his country in the time of need. No one could do more, and, therefore none more deserving of this honor. You have fittingly placed it on the field where so many brave comrades fell, and the imperishable nature of it is a guarantee that it will remain long after we have all passed away." -- Capt. John E. Reilly, monument dedication, September 17, 1896
31. ANTIUP_160402_307.JPG: At the monument dedication in 1896, ribbons were presented to the veterans and souvenir medals were sold to those who attended. In 1940, the National Park Service acquired this land from the City of Philadelphia at a cost of one dollar.
32. ANTIUP_160402_310.JPG: "They poured their blood out like water, and we must look to God and our country for a just reward." -- Gen. O.O. Howard, Commander of the Philadelphia Brigade
33. ANTIUP_160402_318.JPG: Delaware 3rd Delaware Volunteers Major Arthur Maginnis 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XII Corps This regiment, worn down from active service in the second Manassas Campaign, went into action Sept. 17, 1862 with only five officers and 120 men. It started out on the right of the Union line in front of the West Woods. After heavy action along the Hagerstown Pike, it helped repulse Confederate counter attack following rout of Sedgewick's Division. Final position of the regiment, 65 yards North of this point.
  
  Losses
  
  Officers Men
  
  Killed 1 5
  
  Wounded 2 9
  
  Total 17 of 125 engaged
  
  Erected by the Delaware Civil War Centennial Commission May 30, 1964
34. ANTIUP_160402_328.JPG: The Onward Rush to Victory or Defeat Sgt. William Andrews, 1st Georgia Regiment As the battle escalated, Union Gen. Edwin Sumner moved the Second Corps across Antietam Creek and into the battle. The swift waters of the Antietam and the difficult terrain separated the three divisions in Sumner's Corps. One division advanced toward the West Woods, while the remaining two fell behind and later assaulted the Sunken Road. At approximately 9:30 a.m. Sumner led Gen. John Sedgwick's Division, numbering more than 5,000 men, into the battle. The plan was to drive into the woods and then sweep south, delivering the crushing blow to Lee's left flank. As the Union lines moved through the West Woods, Confederate artillery posted on Hauser Ridge opened fire. Within minutes bullets flew from three different directions and cut the Federals ranks into pieces. Gen. Oliver Howard remembered, "We had the enemy's artillery and infantry both pursuing and flanking our broken brigades by rapid and deadly volleys." Confederate re-enforcements from the divisions of Gen. Layefette McLaws and Gen. John Walker slammed into the unsuspecting Union flank. Suffering over 2,200 casualties in about twenty minutes, the Federals quickly withdrew from the West Woods. Gen. Edwin Sumner: Sumner's Union Second Corps advanced across Antietam Creek that morning. His three divisions became separated by time, distance and terrain. Gen. John Sedgwick: His division of 5,000 men was crushed on three sides in the West Woods. Over 2,000 were killed or wounded. Known as "Uncle John," Sedgwick was wounded three times in the woods. He survived, but was later killed at Spotsylvania. Gen. John Walker: Lee ordered Walker's Division to move north from the southern end of the battlefield toward the West Woods. Gen. Lafayette McLaws: McLaws and his men marched all night from Harpers Ferry. Early that morning Gen. Lee ordered McLaws's men into battle. These soldiers did most of the fighting in the West Woods. Gen. Stonewall Jackson: His ranks were decimated in the mornings action. What was left fell back into the West Woods. Confederate Artillery was located on Hauser Ridge. These guns fired on Sedgwick's men as they moved through the West Woods.
35. ANTIUP_160402_332.JPG: This aerial photograph was taken from above the Cornfield, Tour Stop 4, looking southwest toward the West Woods, Tour Stop 5.
36. ANTIUP_160402_340.JPG: Gen. John Sedgwick: His division of 5,000 men was crushed on three sides in the West Woods. Over 2,000 were killed or wounded. Known as "Uncle John," Sedgwick was wounded three times in the woods. He survived, but was later killed at Spotsylvania.
37. ANTIUP_160402_343.JPG: Gen. Edwin Sumner: Sumner's Union Second Corps advanced across Antietam Creek that morning. His three divisions became separated by time, distance and terrain.
38. ANTIUP_160402_347.JPG: Gen. John Walker: Lee ordered Walker's Division to move north from the southern end of the battlefield toward the West Woods.
39. ANTIUP_160402_350.JPG: Gen. Lafayette McLaws: McLaws and his men marched all night from Harpers Ferry. Early that morning Gen. Lee ordered McLaws's men into battle. These soldiers did most of the fighting in the West Woods.
40. ANTIUP_160402_353.JPG: Gen. Stonewall Jackson: His ranks were decimated in the mornings action. What was left fell back into the West Woods.
41. ANTIUP_160402_356.JPG: "Back Boys, For God's Sake Move Back; You Are In A Bad Fix" -- Gen. Edwin Vose Sumner, Union Second Corps Commander (1) As the battle shifted away from the Cornfield, Gen. John Sedwick's division of Federal troops, personally led by corps commander Gen. Edwin Sumner, advanced from the East Woods. Sumner's plan was to move into the West Woods, hit the Confederates in the flank and drive them toward Sharpsburg. Over 5,000 Union soldiers marched out of the East Woods and headed toward the West Woods at 9:15 a.m. (2) Along with other Confederate forces, Gen. Lafayette McLaws's division went into battle to shore up the left end of the Confederate battle line. As they pressed into the West Woods from one side, Sedgwick's Union soldiers moved in from the other. The result of this convergence was disastrous for the Union soldiers. (3) Union Pvt. Roland Bowen remembered, "The rebs saw their advantage and with grape and canister and musketry they mowed us down." Confederates attacked from three sides into the flanks of the Federal line. The fighting was so confusing that men from New York fired into the backs of the soldiers in front of them. Within twenty minutes, the Union troops fell back from the West Woods toward the north and east. (4) As Sedgwick's men fled the West Woods, the other two divisions of the Second Corps assaulted the Sunken Road. Sedgwick had lost 2,200 out of 5,300 men in twenty minutes. The 15th Massachusetts suffered 340 casualties, the highest number for any regiment on the field during the battle. By 11:00 a.m. other Union soldiers held a portion of the West Woods around the Dunker Church. Within an hour they too were driven back to the East Woods. Federal forces did not venture west of the Hagerstown Turnpike for the remainder of the day. Gen. William E. Starke: Starke took command of the Stonewall Division early that morning after Gen. John R. Jones was stunned by an artillery shell and left the field. The onslaught of the Union First Corps began to drive his men back. Starke led a counterattack out of the West Woods. He was wounded three times and died within the hour. His body was returned to Richmond where he was buried in Hollywood Cemetery. Flag of the 125th Pennsylvania Infantry: In their first battle, the men of the 125th were on the left flank of the Union advance into the West Woods, where they took the brunt of the Confederate attack. Color bearer Sgt. George Simpson was killed instantly. The flag was saved and was brought back forty-two years later for the dedication of the regiment's monument behind the Dunker Church. For the veterans, seeing the flag again revived in them the "recollections and emotions of that exciting and strenuous day." West Woods Massacre Approximate Time of Action: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Approximate Number of Soldiers engaged: Union 6,000 Confederate 8,000 Total 14,000 Approximate Number of Casualties for Each Army: Union Army of the Potomac 2,300 killed, wounded, missing Confederate Army of Northern Virginia 2,000 killed, wounded, missing
42. ANTIUP_160402_368.JPG: West Woods Massacre Approximate Time of Action: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Approximate Number of Soldiers engaged: Union 6,000 Confederate 8,000 Total 14,000 Approximate Number of Casualties for Each Army: Union Army of the Potomac 2,300 killed, wounded, missing Confederate Army of Northern Virginia 2,000 killed, wounded, missing
43. ANTIUP_160402_370.JPG: Gen. William E. Starke: Starke took command of the Stonewall Division early that morning after Gen. John R. Jones was stunned by an artillery shell and left the field. The onslaught of the Union First Corps began to drive his men back. Starke led a counterattack out of the West Woods. He was wounded three times and died within the hour. His body was returned to Richmond where he was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
44. ANTIUP_160402_373.JPG: Flag of the 125th Pennsylvania Infantry: In their first battle, the men of the 125th were on the left flank of the Union advance into the West Woods, where they took the brunt of the Confederate attack. Color bearer Sgt. George Simpson was killed instantly. The flag was saved and was brought back forty-two years later for the dedication of the regiment's monument behind the Dunker Church. For the veterans, seeing the flag again revived in them the "recollections and emotions of that exciting and strenuous day."
45. ANTIUP_160402_376.JPG: Maryland Baltimore Battery Jackson's Division CSA The battery under the command of Capt. J.B. Brockenbrough, occupied a position near this marker at daybreak, and opened the battle on the Confederate side. The monument to the Maryland troops is near the Dunkard Church.
46. ANTIUP_160402_385.JPG: The Baltimore Battery (Confederate) fired from this spot into the Union forces in the Cornfield. It included a 12-pounder iron howitzer (like the small gun before you), the only one of its kind among the 500 cannon at Antietam.
47. ANTIUP_160402_397.JPG: Brockenbrough's 2nd Baltimore, Maryland Battery Capt. Bowyer Brockenbrough At daybreak, Brockenbrough's gun blasted counter-battery fire from here toward Matthew's and Thompson's Union guns north of the Cornfield. Brockenbrough then relocated to Hauser's Ridge, higher ground to the west, and fired into Sedgwick's Division as they emerged form the West Woods. Brockenbrough's firepower and mobility directly impacted the Union First and Second Corps on the northern end of the field. Dawn to 7:00 am
48. ANTIUP_160613_48.JPG: The 19th Indiana Infantry, 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps Lieut. Colonel Alois O. Bachman commanding until he fell mortally wounded 150 years due east, occupied this ground at 2 pm, September 17th, 1862, Loss 13 killed; 58 wounded.
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Losses
	Officers	Men
Killed	1	5
Wounded	2	9
Total	17 of 125 engaged