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Maryland Heights (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
now no use in his attacking the enemy in his front. For orders were on the way from Lee summoning McLaws to — withdraw immediately from your position on Maryland Heights and join us here. If you cannot get off any other way, you must cross the mountain. The utmost despatch is required. Jackson, too, had been urgently suhe ordered two divisions of the 6th corps from Pleasant Valley, under Franklin, to join him next day, while the 3d division under Couch was ordered to occupy Maryland Heights; for what useful purpose it is hard to divine. Meanwhile, his plan of battle had been formed. It was to send the 1st, 2d, and 12th corps, over 30,000 menen seriously engaged, and 12,000 more near enough to come into the battle before noon. Couch's division, 6000 strong, recalled from its useless expedition to Maryland Heights, rejoined the army early in the morning on the 18th, and Meade's division, 6000 strong, arrived by 11 A. M. It is strange but true that, with 36,000 fresh me
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
of Sharpsburg, on Sept. 21, he wrote more fully, as follows: — A great many men belonging to the army never entered Maryland at all; many returned after getting there, while others who crossed the river kept aloof. The stream has not lessened szard another battle with less than an absolute assurance of success. At that moment, Virginia lost, Washington menaced, Maryland invaded, the national cause could afford no risk of defeat. One battle lost and almost all would have been lost. Lee'se for a flying enemy. Lee's hopes were by no means so exaggerated as McClellan's fears. He counted upon no hope from Maryland, until his own army should have demonstrated its ability to maintain itself within the state. He hardly hoped for more inst Pope. After Mc-Clellan was withdrawn from the James, it marched with D. H. Hill's division, and joined the army in Maryland on Sept. 8. On the 10th and 11th it marched to Hagerstown, with Longstreet's corps, and on the 14th returned with it to
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
d his ammunition, got together parts of his brigade which had been detached, and took an active part in the final assault of the day, which drove the enemy to cover in the valley of the Antietam. Rodman had gotten over, practically without opposition, before the charge upon the bridge, and Crook had carried the ford above the bridge, at the same time with the charge. The losses on either side in this affair are not given; but the total killed and wounded for the whole day, in the three Georgia regiments, was 217, about 38 per cent. But they had saved the day, for, while the Federals were crossing the Antietam, A. P. Hill forded the Potomac. Having crossed the bridge, Burnside's first task was to secure his possession of it, against any counter-stroke, by bringing over a number of batteries. With these he crowned the adjacent heights, while his infantry deployed under their crests. Meanwhile came urgent orders from McClellan to press his advance. But the three brigades of Na
Williamsport (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
to any division. It had been left in Richmond, when Lee with Jackson and Longstreet advanced against Pope. After Mc-Clellan was withdrawn from the James, it marched with D. H. Hill's division, and joined the army in Maryland on Sept. 8. On the 10th and 11th it marched to Hagerstown, with Longstreet's corps, and on the 14th returned with it to Boonsboro. That night, when the army was put in motion for Sharpsburg, Pendleton was ordered to take the reserve artillery across the Potomac at Williamsport, and distribute it to guard the fords of the Potomac at that point, and below to Shepherdstown. Hence it happened that on the morning of the 19th the hills on the Virginia side of Boteler's Ford were being held by 15 light rifle guns, and 19 smooth-bores of Pendleton's reserve, while 10 other smooth-bores were held close by. In his advance to the river Pleasanton's cavalry picked up 167 stragglers, one abandoned gun, and one color. When he approached the river he was opened upon by P
Ox Hill (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
nd collect his multitude of stragglers behind the Potomac. The more that one studies the situation, the more amazed he must be at the audacity which deliberately sought a pitched battle in the open field, without a yard of earthworks, against a better-equipped army of double his force, and with a river close behind him, to be crossed by a single ford, peculiarly bad and exposed, in case he had to retreat. A defeat would certainly involve the utter destruction of his army. At Manassas, at Ox Hill, and even at Boonsboro and Crampton's Gap, he had had recent evidence that there was in the Federal army, and, especially in the Army of the Potomac, no lack of veteran troops, well organized, well led, and capable of strong offence and stubborn defence. Let us analyze the conditions, and balance roughly the pros and the cons. The actual number which McClellan brought upon the field of Sharpsburg during the battle, he states at 87,164. Besides these, Couch's and Humphrey's divisions, 1
Sharpsburg (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
Chapter 13: Sharpsburg or Antietam McLaws and Jackson recalled. the ordnance train. ththe surrendered ammunition; bringing back to Sharpsburg all suiting our calibres, and sending to Win many of the official reports, as engaged at Sharpsburg, could be correctly stated; but I am satisfi that you may never see another Sharpsburg. Sharpsburg was Artillery Hell. D. H. Hill, in his re49. This decision, to stand and fight at Sharpsburg, which Gen. Lee took on the evening of Sept.d D. H. Hill, in line of battle in front of Sharpsburg about noon. They scarcely numbered 10,000 iing from Pleasant Valley and passing through Sharpsburg, and, on arrival, were allowed a rest of aboght oblique, so as to envelop the village of Sharpsburg. In front of this village it struck Jones'sdraw his three brigades from the vicinity of Sharpsburg to the place where his division had formed, arper's Ferry, Sept. 14-154417312,34712,564 Sharpsburg, Sept. 16-182,7089,54975312,410 Shepherdsto[14 more...]
Jackson (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
of battle. battle of Hooker's corps. Hood's counter-stroke. on Jackson's left. battle of Mansfield's corps. battle of Sumner's corps. orts made at the time. Longstreet's Command6,262（9 Brigades) Jackson's Command5,000（8 Brigades) D. H. Hill's Division3,000（5 Brigades)er's wreck soon followed. When Lee formed his line on the 16th, Jackson's two divisions held the left, between the Hagerstown pike and Stuimble's brigades, of Lawton's division (which were in reserve near Jackson's line), with Hays's brigade in support. At early dawn the fighdivision had, at the same time, made a furious attack upon the old Jackson division under J. R. Jones. This division, though of four brigadeg hill. On his left, from which direction he should have expected Jackson's troops, it might have crossed the bridge over the Antietam near Total46418529253241 Reserve Artillery347 Cavalry1045661 Agg. Jackson's Corps93841279946059 Grand Aggregate Confed.19249381230413,609 <
Hagerstown (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
s were not unknown to Lee is shown by the following extracts from his letters to President Davis. On Sept. 13, from Hagerstown, he wrote: O. R. 28, 606. — Our great embarrassment is the reduction of our ranks by straggling, which it seems brigade, when I discovered it, without visible cause to me, retreating in confusion. I hastened to intercept it at the Hagerstown road. I found though that with the exception of a few men, . . . not more than 40 in all, the brigade had disappeared e Mississippians and North Carolinians, about 150 in all, I rallied and stationed behind a small ridge leading from the Hagerstown road. When, by this misunderstanding between Rodes and Lt.-Col. Lightfoot, Rodes's brigade abandoned this sunken ro it marched with D. H. Hill's division, and joined the army in Maryland on Sept. 8. On the 10th and 11th it marched to Hagerstown, with Longstreet's corps, and on the 14th returned with it to Boonsboro. That night, when the army was put in motion f
Harper's Ferry (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
e stores. casualties. The surrender of Harper's Ferry had come in the very nick of time for the imself from Pleasant Valley by coming into Harper's Ferry. Here he was much delayed in crossing the7th. A. P. Hill's division was detained in Harper's Ferry until the morning of the 17th. He marchedmething, at Boonsboro, Crampton's Gap, and Harper's Ferry; and the loss of the 45 loads, burned by td that night with many wagons not far from Harper's Ferry. It had been easily within Lee's power,g the morning the news of the surrender of Harper's Ferry was received, and gave a different complexinder of Lee's army was concentrated about Harper's Ferry. He could never wish for a fairer chance erson's divisions — which had marched from Harper's Ferry at 3 P. M. on the 16th, and arrived near Sready told of my being sent on the 16th to Harper's Ferry to remove the captured ordnance stores and,813 Crampton's Pass, Sept. 141134182533 Harper's Ferry, Sept. 14-154417312,34712,564 Sharpsburg,[2 more...]
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
, he was not ashamed to give frank expression to his fear as follows: At that critical juncture, I should have had a narrow view of the condition of the country, had I been willing to hazard another battle with less than an absolute assurance of success. At that moment, Virginia lost, Washington menaced, Maryland invaded, the national cause could afford no risk of defeat. One battle lost and almost all would have been lost. Lee's army might then have marched as it pleased on Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or New York. If McClellan entertained such fears at the close of the battle, must it not have been these fears which made his coming to the battle so slow and deliberate as to allow Lee even superfluous time to make his escape if he wished? Considering the rare opportunity which chance had given him for brilliant and decisive work, he displayed little ambition to be at it, and his conduct was more suggestive of providing a bridge for a flying enemy. Lee's hopes were b
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