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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)
ike and near the Antietam General Richardson's division of Sumner's corps was posted. In line with this, on the left of that road, was Sykes's regular division of Porter's corps, protecting bridge No. 2. Farther down the stream, on the left, and not far from No. 3, Burnside's. corps was posted. Upon a ridge of the first line of hills east of Antietam, between the turnpike and Pry's house, and in front of Sumner and Hooker, batteries of 24-pounder Parrott guns, commanded by Captains Taft, Langner, and Von Kleizer, and Lieutenant Weaver, were planted. On the crest of the hill, above bridge No. 3, were batteries under Captain Weed and Lieutenant Benjamin. Franklin's corps and Couch's division were farther down in Pleasant Valley, near Brownsville, and Morrell's division of Porter's corps was approaching from Boonsborough, and Humphrey's from Frederick. A detachment of the Signal Corps, under Major Myer, had a station on Red Ridge, a spur of South Mountain, which overlooked the Si
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, List of regiments in the Union Armies, with total number of deaths in each. (search)
  3 3   27 27 30   Nineteenth. Feb., ‘63 26th N. Y. Fox's         33 33 33   Nineteenth. Dec., ‘62 27th N. Y. Eaton's   2 2   17 17 19   Ninth. Dec., ‘62 28th N. Y. Hannum's         8 8 8     Aug., ‘61 29th N. Y. The 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32d Batteries originally formed the 1st Battalion, N. Y. Light Artillery. Wever's   2 2 1 3 4 6   Fifth. Aug., ‘61 30th N. Y. Reenlisted and served through the war. Von Kleiser's   7 7   11 11 18   Fifth. Aug., ‘61 31st N. Y. Langner's         5 5 5   Fifth. Aug., ‘61 32d N. Y. Reenlisted and served through the war. Kusserow's   2 2   3 3 5   Fifth. Aug., ‘63 33d N. Y. Wheeler's       1 12 13 13   Tenth. Oct., ‘61 34th N. Y. Reenlisted and served through the war. Roemer's   7 7   14 14 21   Ninth.   Engineers.                   Sept., ‘61 1st New York Reenlisted and served through the war. 2 25 27 5 116 121 148     June, ‘61 1
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them., Chapter 36: (search)
ell as to watch the approach from Harper's Ferry just spoken of. I gave this order at midday; it was near night before it was executed. I also instructed him to examine all the vicinity of the bridge, as he would probably be ordered to attack there next morning. In front of Gens. Sumner's and Hooker's corps, near Keedysville, and on the ridge of the first line of hills overlooking the Antietam, and between the turnpike and Fry's house on the right of the road, were placed Capts. Taft's, Langner's, Von Kleizer's, and Lieut. Weaver's batteries of 20-pounder Parrott guns; on The Burnside bridge over the Antietam. the crest of the hill in the rear and right of bridge No. 3, Capt. Weed's 3-inch and Lieut. Benjamin's 20-pounder batteries. Gen. Franklin's corps and Gen. Couch's division held a position in Pleasant Valley in front of Brownsville, with a strong force of the enemy in their front. Gen. Morell's division of Porter's corps was en route from Boonsborough, and Gen. Humphreys
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them., Index. (search)
0; in pursuit, 348 ; Fair Oaks, 377-350 ; White Oak Swamp, 423, 426, 427-429 ; Malvern, 434 ; with rear-guard, 435, 444; brevetted, 475. In Maryland, 555. Kimball, Gen N., 594, 597. Kimball, Lieut.-Col., 381. King, Gen. R., 81, 95. Kingsbury, Col. H , 83, 131, 132; at Yorktown, 279; Antietam, 607, 609, death 613. Kirby, Capt., 381. Kirkland, Capt. J., 122, 123. Klapka, Gen. G., offers service, 143. Knapp, Capt., 591, 592. Lander, Gen. F. W., 81, 187, 190, death 191 . Langner, Capt., 589. Lansing, Col., 370. Le Compte, Maj. F., 123. Lee, Gen., Fitz-Hugh, 514. 526. Lee, Col., Raymond, at Ball's Bluff, 171, 189, 190; Fair Oaks, 381. Lee, Gen., Robert, in Peninsula, 240, 482; Pope's campaign, 518, 531 ; in Maryland, 556, 557, 573, 624, 643, 660 ; lost order, 573. Leesburg,Va., 170, 171, 181-190, 550. Lee's Mill, Va., 260, 261, 263, 272, 274, 284, 285, 287, 320-323. Le Fort, Capt.-see Chartres. Letterman, Dr., 126, 128. Letters and despatches. Washing
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 6 (search)
e Rohrersville and Sharpsburg turnpike, directly in front of Bridge No. 3. The turning movement was intrusted to Hooker's corps, to be followed by Sumner's two corps. The examination of the ground, and the posting of troops, and of artillery to silence the fire of the enemy's guns on the opposite side of the Antietam, occupied the hours of the 16th till the afternoon,—a lively artillery duel being, meanwhile, waged between the opposing batteries. The Union batteries were those of Taft, Langner, Von Kleizer, and Weaver, placed on the ridge on the east side of the Antietam, between the turnpike bridge and the house occupied as general headquarters (Pry's). The practice of these batteries was excellent, and their superiority over the Confederate artillery was soon apparent. Of this there is a very frank confession in the Report of General D. H. Hill: An artillery duel between the Washington (New Orleans) Artillery and the Yankee batteries across the Antietam on the 16th was the mos