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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 18: Lee's invasion of Maryland, and his retreat toward Richmond. (search)
his official report General Meagher said: Of the 1200 I led into action, only 280 appeared on parade the next morning! After a struggle of only about fifteen minutes, Hancock was driven back with great Thomas Francis Meagher. slaughter. Of five thousand six hundred veterans, led by able and tried commanders, whom he took into action, two thousand and thirteen had fallen! Yet the struggle was maintained. Howard's division came to the aid of French and Hancock, and those of Sturgis and Getty, of the Ninth corps, made several attacks in support of the struggling Second, but still no advance could be made. Finally Burnside ordered Hooker across, with such of his force as he had in hand,, saying, as he looked from the north bank of the river upon the smoking heights for which his troops had been unsuccessfully struggling for hours, That crest must be carried to-night. Swinton's Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, page 251. Hooker crossed with three divisions, but on surve