Existing comment:
The East Woods are the continuation of the woods seen in the painting to your left.
Samuel and Elizabeth Mumma's farm buildings were set ablaze by Confederates early in the morning to prevent their use by Union sharpshooters.
Gen. George McClellan, Union commander, made his only visit to the battlefield that day at about 2:00 pm.
South Mountain was the scene of heavy fighting three days before the battle of Antietam. |