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Pogues Battery (Rockbridge Artillery) at Antietam Captain William Thomas Poague led the battery during the Antietam Campaign Born in Rockbridge County on December 20, 1835 A graduate of Washington College, Pogue was a lawyer in Missouri when the war began He came home and joined the Rockbridge Artillery as a 2nd Lieutenant By April 1862, he had been promoted to lead the battery
Jeb Stuart and D. H. Hill | Antietam Sharpsburg - American Civil War . . . I am currently reading D Scott Hartwig's book To Antietam: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 While discussing Confederate preparations to defend South Mountain against McClellan's sudden show of aggressiveness, Hartwig notes that during the early morning hours of September 14 D H Hill
A Walk Through The Field Hospitals, Antietam, September 1862 The shattered Sherrick property, house, outbuildings and barn were filled with wounded by the time Alexander Gardner arrived three days post battle Intent is only to give a September, 1862 eye witness view of post battle Antietam, Maryland Overwhelmed, understaffed Army medical staff did
Courage in the Cornfield at Antietam | Antietam Sharpsburg Courage in the Cornfield at Antietam At Antietam on Sept 17, 1862, an awful moment occurred when heavy Confederate artillery fire from the vicinity of the Dunker Church greeted the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry as it moved into the infamous Cornfield The men and officers of the 90th advanced into a hail of rebel infantry fire and became hotly
Significantly Revised Confederate Troop Strengths and or Casualties . . . After all the casualties and excluding the cavalry and reserve artillery Lee's immediate post-Antietam return gives 36,418 PFD His first complete return after Antietam (10th October) gives 64,273 PFD, and he has not been reinforced Lee probably had 50-something thousand at Antietam, after heavy straggling, after entering Maryland with 76,000 PFD
Harsh judgment on CSA Gen. Ripley | Antietam Sharpsburg I've been enjoying selected parts of D Scott Hartwig's book To Antietam Creek and one of the striking things is the harshness of his judgment on Confederate Gen Roswell Ripley, particularly at the Battle of South Mountain Ripley was a veteran officer of the Old Army but had only been
The Organisation and Strength of the Cavalry at Antietam The 1st Cavalry accompanied the 6th Corps to Antietam on the 17th (Freiheit, 454 fn), but the 6th US Cavalry remained on the Maryland Heights and didn't come to Antietam until the 20th On the morning of the 18th McClellan issued an order placing the 1st and 6th US Cavalry, plus attached section of horse artillery, under Pleasonton
On The Eve of Antietam - 162-Years-Ago by Kevin Pawlak As Kevin Pawlak pointed out, Antietam remains the bloodiest single day in American military history 3,675 Americans (2,108 Union, 1,567 Confederate) died on that day This is more than died at Pearl Harbor (2,403) or D-Day (2,501)
McClellan at Antietam | Antietam Sharpsburg - American Civil War Forums I am a little confused by the statement that the 2nd, 9th and 12th Corps were out of position The 12th Corps had crossed the Antietam the previous evening and was in position on the J Poffenberger farm about 1 to 1-1 2 miles behind Hooker by 2:00 a m Hooker knew they were there and could have repositioned them had he thought that necessary
First time visiting Antietam | Travelers Companion - Visit Historic Sites Plenty of reasonable places to stay in Hagerstown (right off the interstate) Easy drive to Antietam I would also go to Harpers Ferry, which is about another 30 minutes from Antietam Worth a drive to Shepherdstown, about 20 minutes As said, Antietam is not anywhere as developed as, for example, Gettysburg is, but to me, a must visit battlefield