Listing of the Battle Overview Tablets and Headquarters Monuments. Use the “First >>” button above to see these markers in sequence.| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Headquarters Site Gen. R.E. Lee | | | C.S.A.
On this site in an oak grove from Sept. 15 to Sept. 18, 1862, stood the headquarters tent of General Robert E. Lee commanding the Confederate forces. Purchased, restored and marked by the West Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy Unveiled Sept. 17, 1936. — Map (db m5640) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 118 — Army of the Potomac | | | Major Gen. George B. McClellan, Commanding. (September 15, 1862.) On the morning of September 15, 1862, the Army of the Potomac pursued the retreating Confederates from South Mountain: Pleasonton's cavalry, the Second, First, and Twelfth Corps by Turner's Pass, Boonsboro and Keedysville; Sykes' Division of the Fifth Corps, the Reserve Artillery and Ninth Corps by Fox's Pass and the Old Sharpsburg Road. The Sixth Corps and Couch's Division (attached to the Sixth Corps), remained near Crampton's . . . — Map (db m5562) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 119 — September 16, 1862 | | | Early in the morning the 20-pounder Parrott gun batteries of Taft, Langer, von Kleiser and Wever, First New York Artillery, were in position on the ridge east of the Antietam and north of Boonsboro Pike; Battery E (Benjamin's) 2nd U.S. and Battery I (Weed's) 5th U.S. on the ridge south of the Pike and all engaged the Confederate artillery on the heights east and north of Sharpsburg. About 8 a.m. four companies of the Fourth U.S. Infantry crossed the Antietam by the Middle Bridge and late in the . . . — Map (db m5564) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 120 — September 17, 1862 | | | The Battle opened at daylight between Hooker's Corps and the Confederate divisions of Jackson and Ewell and raged in the East Woods, in Miller's Cornfield and on either side of the Hagerstown Pike about one third of a mile north of the Dunkard Church. Ewell's Division was relieved by Hood's, and Hooker's Corps by Mansfield's. Hood was reenforced by the Brigades of Ripley, Colquitt, and Garland of D.H. Hill's Division. After a sanguinary contest Mansfield's Corps forced the entire Confederate . . . — Map (db m5577) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 121 — September 17, 1862 (Continued) | | | U.S.A. September 17, 1862 (Continued) French's Division, following Sedgwick across the Antietam, on reaching the East Woods Wheeled to the left, drove the Confederate outposts from the Roulette Buildings and about 9:30 a.m., engaged the brigade of Rodes, Colquitts and Garland. Posted on the west end of Bloody Lane, George. B. Anderson's Brigade (on Rodes' right) endeavored to turn French's left but was forced back by the advance of Richardson's Division, which formed on French's left. Five . . . — Map (db m5578) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 122 — September 17, 1862 (Continued) | | | The left of the Union line was held by Burnside's (Ninth) Corps. The battle opened there about 10 a.m. by an unsuccessful attempt of the 11th Connecticut Infantry, supported by Crook's Brigade, to carry the stone bridge over the Antietam, about a mile and a half south of this. Nagle's Brigade repeated the attempt and was repulsed. About noon the bridge was carried by a charge of Ferrero's Brigade. Sturgis' entire division and Crook's Brigade, Kanawha Division, crossed and seized the high ground . . . — Map (db m5579) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 301 — Army of Northern Virginia | | | C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, Commanding. (September 14-16, 1862). Army of Northern Virginia was composed of Longstreet's and Jackson's Commands, Stuart's Cavalry Division and the Reserve Artillery. D.R. Jones' and Hood's Division and Evans' Brigade of Longstreet's Command, also D.H. Hill's Division of Jackson's Command, were withdrawn from South Mountain during the night of September 14 and concentrated at Sharpsburg early next day, September 15. McLaws', R.H. . . . — Map (db m5587) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 302 — Army of Northern Virginia | | | C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia General Robert E. Lee, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) At about 6 a.m. Jackson became heavily engaged in resisting an attempt of Hooker's Corps of the Army of the Potomac to turn the left flank of the Confederate Army. About 7 a.m. the attempt was renewed by Mansfield's Corps. About 9 a.m. a third attempt was made by Sedgwick's Division of Sumner's Corps. Between 9:15 and 11 a.m. French's and Richardson's Division of Sumner's Corps assaulted and at noon . . . — Map (db m5596) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 351 — Army of Northern Virginia | | | C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia General Robert E. Lee, Commanding September 17, 1862. General Longstreet's Command, including D.H. Hill's Division of Jackson's Command, temporarily attached, occupied the right and center of the Confederate line, extending from the Antietam Creek South of Sharpsburg, in a northernly direction to Mumma's House. General Jackson's Command occupied the left of the line extending from Mumma's House to the Hagerstown Pike, north of the Dunkard Church thence . . . — Map (db m5620) |
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