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Jubal Anderson Early (search for this): chapter 19
nt oaks and the great outcroppings of limestone strata, vertically disposed, where he had placed Early: thence his lines stretched eastwardly, covering the roads converging at the Dunker church. Neae Federals to force back Jackson's division into the woods, but still hanging to and pivoting on Early's. There, rallying behind the trees and projecting rocks and facing eastward, it repulsed the atoon forced to retire and join his retreating comrades that Stuart and Jackson's left, especially Early's unflinching one thousand, had driven from the field. Thus far Jackson, with his 7,600 veteranJackson had already driven the most of Greene's command from the wood at the church, by bringing Early around from his left and making an attack from the south on Sumner's exposed left flank To Grigsby, now commanding the Stonewall division, and to Early, were now joined the 6,500 fresh troops under McLaws, G. T. Anderson and Walker, and a sheeted and unerring fire from these tried veterans, fro
Doubleday (search for this): chapter 19
's from the center and S. D. Lee's twenty-six from the swell in the open fields in front of the Dunker church. Lawton's ever-brave Georgians fiercely contended with and held back Hooker's left, in the East woods and in the 30-acre cornfield, but the advantages of position enabled the Federals to force back Jackson's division into the woods, but still hanging to and pivoting on Early's. There, rallying behind the trees and projecting rocks and facing eastward, it repulsed the attack led by Doubleday. Hays, with his 550 Louisianians, moved to the support of Lawton, in the cornfield, and one of the most stubborn and hotly contested of recorded engagements there took place. The Confederates were forced back, by weight of numbers, but contesting every inch of ground and leaving the big cornfield fairly covered with their dead and wounded and those of the enemy. Hood's courageous Texans, at the moment of peril, rushed forward from the Dunker church, with a wild yell, leaving their break
S. D. Lee (search for this): chapter 19
nd of the unyielding Early on their left, while Lee and Jackson were moving to set the battle in or advanced to assault D. H. Hill, on the left of Lee's center, and a fierce combat took place along es of the preceding months had greatly depleted Lee's army, and his wounded, footsore, and straggliht. Col. S. D. Lee accompanied Jackson, at General Lee's suggestion, to reconnoiter the chances fordous, and, to the great disappointment of both Lee and Jackson, the movement was abandoned. Leato McClellan, from both the north and the east, Lee determined to cross into Virginia; and that nigght and rear, thus engaging his attention while Lee took his long trains and his army back into Viring weakened by straggling and desertion, while Lee called upon his government for shoes and clotheh half-clad army. In a letter to his wife, General Lee wrote: My hands are improving slowly; we vicinity of Winchester, on the 2d of October, Lee issued an address to his soldiers, in which he [12 more...]
W. H. Richardson (search for this): chapter 19
aving left one-third of their number between the arms of Hill's lines. The 6,000 veterans of Richardson's division, of Sumner's corps, now approached Hill's left, along the crest of the ridge above ody lane southward toward the Piper house. From his position, across this partly sunken road, Richardson secured an enfilade fire on Hill's men in that road and played havoc with his line. Taking advantage of the confusion he had wrought, Richardson pressed forward, put the Confederates to flight and forced them back to the defensive fences along the Hagerstown road and to the shelter of the nums buildings of the Piper farm. Hill soon rallied his men, brought up his batteries, and drove Richardson back to the cover of the bloody lane. At this juncture Franklin's corps moved into the positihe battle from his overlooking position in the center, Lee, when he saw the partial success of Richardson's movement against Hill in his left center, promptly ordered Jackson to make counterstroke aga
Greene (search for this): chapter 19
eginning of his advance, and Williams took command. Thinking to avoid again joining issue with Jackson, Williams ordered Greene's division farther to the left, and, under cover of the low swell in front of the Dunker church and his Smoketown road, tof the West woods; but there its progress was stayed by Jackson's men, in their natural fortress of forest and rocks, and Greene was soon forced to retire and join his retreating comrades that Stuart and Jackson's left, especially Early's unflinchingsuring one as Sumner's men crossed the field of recent carnage strewn with the dead and wounded of Hooker and Mansfield. Greene's Federal division still held on near the eastern edge of the West woods, but did not move against Jackson's naturally fo turned and saw McLaws' division approaching at a double-quick from Sharpsburg. Jackson had already driven the most of Greene's command from the wood at the church, by bringing Early around from his left and making an attack from the south on Sumn
Sumner (search for this): chapter 19
en in the three corps of Hooker, Mansfield and Sumner, which were already in position for attack on of Hooker and Mansfield, he determined to meet Sumner's advance with a bold counterstroke. McLaws a At half-past 8 of the morning the advance of Sumner's 18,000 veterans, the third of McClellan's suvision. The sight was not a reassuring one as Sumner's men crossed the field of recent carnage stre In a deploy of 6,000 men, in the East woods, Sumner faced the big cornfield, strewn with its freshhind the West woods, raked it at short range. Sumner's right soon struck the brave three hundred the moving to set the battle in order to fall on Sumner's left flank. Hood had fought his men to a meis left and making an attack from the south on Sumner's exposed left flank To Grigsby, now commandinlock, the nearly 6,000 of French's division of Sumner's corps, moving still further to the Federal lhe 6,000 veterans of Richardson's division, of Sumner's corps, now approached Hill's left, along the[3 more...]
S. Bassett French (search for this): chapter 19
deral batteries, and soon the whole division melted away before the hot reception of the Confederates. Just then, at a little past 9 o'clock, the nearly 6,000 of French's division of Sumner's corps, moving still further to the Federal left, under shelter of the low ridge above Mumma's house, advanced to assault D. H. Hill, on theommand were placed at right angles to each other. Into these open arms of as brave and steady veterans as ever shouldered a musket, advanced the front brigade of French. From Hill's left a terrific fire sent French's men, with heavy loss, to the rear. He then advanced a second line to meet Anderson in the lane, but the musketry from Hill's right soon drove these back, behind the shelter of the hill, where the remaining two-thirds of French's brigade sought safety, having left one-third of their number between the arms of Hill's lines. The 6,000 veterans of Richardson's division, of Sumner's corps, now approached Hill's left, along the crest of the rid
John R. Jones (search for this): chapter 19
ded beyond to the Poffenberger land, thus concealing the commanding position beyond that land taken by the Federal troops. By 5 o'clock of the afternoon of September 16th, Jackson had faced his men northward, some 700 yards beyond the Dunker church, and across the northern edge of the big cornfield, covering both the Hagerstown and the Smoketown roads. Hood and Law held the right, the latter advanced into the East woods, the two having 1,700 men in line. The Stonewall division, under J. R. Jones, with 1,600 men, extended this line across the Hagerstown road and into the northern end of the West woods, toward the commanding ridge occupied by Stuart with his artillery and covering the road leading to a ford of the Potomac on his left. Lawton and Trimble were resting in the woods at the Dunker church. Just at sunset of this lovely September day, the golden autumn of the famous Appalachian valley, Hooker advanced southward, along the watershed ridge between the Antietam and the P
R. H. Anderson (search for this): chapter 19
he Blue ridge and halt at Boonsboro, in the Great valley, at the western foot of the mountain. McLaws, with his own and Anderson's division, was to follow Longstreet as far as Middletown, in the Catoctin valley, and there turn to the southwest, by rs at Harper's Ferry, Lee expressed his confidence that he could now hold his ground until the arrival of A. P. Hill, R. H. Anderson and McLaws. Later in the day, in a letter to President Davis, he wrote: This victory of the indomitable Jackson and he defeated ones of Hooker and Mansfield, he determined to meet Sumner's advance with a bold counterstroke. McLaws and Anderson, by a night march from Maryland heights, had joined him in the early morning of the 17th and were resting near Sharpsburft, along the crest of the ridge above it. At this same hour of 11, Lee, who was eagerly watching his center, hurried R. H. Anderson's 3,500 to Hill's aid. These he hastened to reinforce his right, but at right angles to it and extending from the blo
John B. Hood (search for this): chapter 19
nt positions for his artillery to cover these. Hood's two brigades were transferred to the woods netown, while D. H. Hill's five brigades extended Hood's right to the vicinity of the Boonsboro turnpiring which Lawton and Trimble took the place of Hood and Law, whose men had had no cooked rations, etheir dead and wounded and those of the enemy. Hood's courageous Texans, at the moment of peril, ru were hastened by Lee from his center to extend Hood's right and fall upon the flank of Hooker's onc East and West woods; 3,600 Confederates, under Hood, Ripley, Colquitt and Garland, faced the 7,000 attle in order to fall on Sumner's left flank. Hood had fought his men to a mere wreck, at the Dunkchief of artillery, who had excitedly delivered Hood's message, by quietly saying: Don't be excited about it, Colonel. Go and tell General Hood to hold his ground. Reinforcements are now rapidly app as can be; Hill, My division is cut to pieces; Hood declared with great emotion, that he had no div[2 more...]
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