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By Craig Swain, September 17, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Texas Marker | | |
Inscription. Remembers the valor and devotion of
her sons who served at Sharpsburg
September 16-17, 1862
Here in the Cornfield, early on the
morning of September 17 the Texas
Brigade helped blunt the attack of
elements of Mansfield's Union Corps
almost alone during this powerful
Federal onslaught the Texas Brigade
sealed a threatening gap in the
Confederate line in so doing the 1st
Texas Infantry Regiments suffered a
casualty rate of 82.3 per cent, the
greatest loss suffered by any infantry
regiment, north or south, during the war
of approximately 850 men engaged the
Texas Brigade counted over 530
casualties.
Texas troops at Sharpsburg were
1st Texas Inf, Lt. Col. P.A. Work; 4th
Texas Inf, Lt. Col. B.F. Carter; 5th Texas
Inf., Capt. Ike N.M. Turner. (Col. W.T. Wofford's Texas
Brigade, Hood's Division, Longstreet's Corps)
The Texas Brigade included the 18th
Georgia Inf, Lt. Col. S. Z. Ruff, Hampton
South Carolina Legion (Inf. Cos.) Lt
Col. M.W. Cary
A memorial to Texans
Who served the Confederacy
Erected by the State of Texas 1964
Erected 1964 by State of Texas.
Location. 39° 28.85′ N, 77° 44.818′ | | | | 
By Eric Milask, August 10, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Reverse Side w/ 84th New York Infantry Monument | | |
W. Marker is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Cornfield Avenue and Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling east on Cornfield Avenue. Click for map. Located near stop four of the driving tour of Antietam Battlefield and stop six of the Cornfield walking trail. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command (here, next to this marker); First Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Volunteer Infantry (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command (a few steps from this marker); Longstreet's Command (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson's Command (within shouting distance of this marker); A Cornfield Unlike Any Other (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnny Cook (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Sharpsburg.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. One of a set of Texas Civil War Memorials
Also see . . .
1. The Texas Brigade. From the Handbook of Texas Online. The brigade was among the most famous of the war. (Submitted on February 8, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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By Eric Milask, August 10, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Texas Monument Along The Bloody Cornfield | | |
2. Hood's Brigade. Antietam on Line summary of the Brigade. Links to subordinate unit action summaries and maps. The brigade was known also by it's previous commander, Gen. John B. Hood's name. (Submitted on February 8, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. Texas Monument. National Park Service site detailing the monument. (Submitted on February 8, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008 | |
| | | 4. The Texas Brigade Marker Along Cornfield Avenue | | Beside the monument is a War Department Marker for Hood's Division. | | |
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By Craig Swain, September 17, 2007 | |
| | | 5. The Cornfield | | The Texas Brigade drove their way north into the Cornfield across what is today the tour road pull off. At the beginning of the battle, the ground beyond the snake rail fence was high corn. After the battle the corn had been trampled, turn by bullets, and shredded by artillery. Here veterans described seeing bodies laying in such concentration they could walk from corner to corner without touching the ground. | | |
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By Mike Stroud, circa 1998 | |
| | | 6. The Bloody Cornfield as it Looked in the 1990s | | Compare to the more recent photo. The park service has taken on the task of restoring the battlefield as closely as possible to the wartime appearance. In the case of the cornfield, gone is the wire fence seen in the foreground here. | | |
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By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008 | |
| | | 7. View of the Cornfield Today | | The metal fence is gone, replaced by a snake rail fence. And the fence line was moved back further from the road. The historical cornfield extended east from the Hagerstown Pike but at an angle slightly to the north. Thus it should not be exactly parallel to the non-historical Cornfield Avenue. The grass now between the road and the cornfield more accurately depicts the border of the field and gives a better feel for the terrain for the visitor today. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on February 8, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 743 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on February 8, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2012, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 4. submitted on February 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on February 8, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on February 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on February 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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