Meade's Division Markers Use the First >> button above to see these markers in sequence.| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — A — Union Line of Battle | | | U.S.A. Union Line of Battle Meade's Division. First Army Corps. Pennsylvania Reserves. Evening of September 16, 1862. — Map (db m5883) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 24 — First Army Corps Anderson's Brigade, Meade's Division | | | U.S.A. First Army Corps. Anderson's Brigade, Meade's Division. Lieut. Col. Robert Anderson, 9th Penn. Reserve, Commanding. Organization. 9th Pennsylvania Reserves, 11th Pennsylvania Reserves, 10th Pennsylvania Reserves, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves. (September 17, 1862.) Anderson's Brigade advanced from this point about 6/30 a.m., in support of Gibbon's, Phelps' and Patrick's Brigades of Doubleday's Division. Midway between the North Woods and the D.R. Miller house, the 10th Regiment was sent . . . — Map (db m5884) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — B — First Army Corps | | | U.S.A. First Army Corps. Anderson's Brigade of Meade's Division bivouacked in this low field the night of September 16, 1862. Its outposts were established in the south edge of the wood in front and beyond the Hagerstown Pike to the west. — Map (db m5899) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 7th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Infantry | | | 36th Regiment in line, 2nd Brigade. 3rd Division, 1st Corps. Organized June 26, 1861. Mustered out June 16, 1864. The regiment arrived on the field on the afternoon of September 16, 1862. Formed at this point on the morning of the 17th. Advanced about 600 yards south and became engaged with Hood's Confederate Division. ————— Casualties at Antietam Killed 12 Wounded 60 Total 72 ————— Recruited three companies in Philadelphia. Two . . . — Map (db m5900) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps | | | (Rear Inscription): 4th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps.33rd Regt. in line, 2nd Brigade. 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps. Organized June 10th, 1861. Mustered out June 17th, 1864. ————— The regt. arrived on the field on the afternoon of September 16th, 1862. Formed at this point on the morning of the 17th. Advanced about 600 yards south and became engaged with Hood's Confederate Division. ————— Casualties at Antietam . . . — Map (db m5904) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — D — 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac | | | U.S.A. On the night of September 16, 1862, three regiments of Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division bivouacked in the North Woods, a few feet south of this point in support <to> Seymour's skirmishers; one regiment was in second line, in the open ground north of this road. — Map (db m5905) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 16 — First Army Corps Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division | | | U.S.A. First Army Corps. Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division, Col. Albert Magilton, 4th Penn. Reserves, Commanding. Organization. 3rd Penn. Reserve Infantry, 4th Penn. Reserve Infantry, 7th Penn. Reserve Infantry, 8th Penn. Reserve Infantry, September 17, 1862. Magilton's Brigade formed line at 5:30 a.m. on the left of Anderson's Brigade. At 630 a.m. it advanced through the North Woods, deployed in the open fields and had reached the north fence of the Cornfield when it was sent to the . . . — Map (db m5910) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 3rd Regt. Pennsylvania Reserve Corps | | | 32nd Reg. Penna. Vol. Inf. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps. Arriving on the field on the afternoon of September 16th, Lieut. Col. John Clark, com'd'g. the regiment immediately deployed eight companies as skirmishers. When the 2nd Brigade advanced on the morning of September 17th, the regiment fell into line, and 600 yards south of this point became engaged with Hood's Confederate Division. Number engaged about 200 Casualties at Antietam. Killed 12 Wounded 34 Total 46 3 companies . . . — Map (db m5912) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 15 — Meade's Division, First Army Corps | | | U.S.A. Meade's Division, First Army Corps, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Commanding, September 16, 1862. Meade's Division crossed the Antietam at the Sumner Bridge at 2 p.m. Sept. 16, and moved in a westerly direction toward the position of the enemy. At 6 p.m. Meade encountered Stuart's cavalry on the Smoketown Road and Hood's Division in the East Woods on the Smoketown Road. Seymour's Brigade was deployed and engaged the enemy, supported by Magilton and Anderson. The fighting ceased at dark . . . — Map (db m5913) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 11 — Meade's Division, First Army Corps | | | U.S.A. Meade's Division, First Army Corps, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Commanding. September 17, 1862. Meade's Division formed at about 6:30 a.m. in the following order: Seymour's Brigade on the left and in advance, Magilton's and Anderson's Brigades in columns of masses in suport. As Anderson and Magilton emerged from the North Woods, they were deployed to fill the gap between Doubleday's and Ricketts' Divisions. Magilton's Brigade was soon withdrawn and moved to the left in support of . . . — Map (db m5915) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps | | | (At the base of the front):37th Regiment of the Line (Inscription on the Back): 8th Pa. Reserve Vol. Inf. Major Silas M. Baily. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Div., 1st Corps. Advanced about 800 yards south and became engaged with Hood's Confederate Division. Loss at Antietam. Killed 12, Wounded 44. Engagements. Mechanicsville, Va. June 26th, 1862. Gaines Mills, Va. June 27th, 1862. Charles City Cross Roads, Va. June 30th, 1862. Malvern Hill, Va. July 1st, 1862. Second Bull Run, Va. Aug. . . . — Map (db m5919) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — J — First Army Corps | | | U.S.A. First Army Corps. Seymour's Brigade of Meade's Division, after its engagement with the enemy of September 16, 1862, bivouacked on either side of this road at this point, with pickets thrown forward into the East Woods. — Map (db m5971) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 17 — First Army Corps Seymour's Brigade, Meade's Division | | | U.S.A. First Army Corps. Seymour's Brigade, Meade's Division. Brig. Gen. Truman Seymour, Commanding. Organization. 1st Penn. Reserve Infantry, 2nd Penn. Reserve Infantry, 5th Penn. Reserve Infantry, 6th Penn. Reserve Infantry, 13th Penn. Reserve Infantry, September 17, 1862. Seymour's Brigade became engaged at daybreak, and advanced on either side of this road into the East Wood, where it became heavily engaged with the enemy. At the western edge of the East Wood its advance was checked by . . . — Map (db m5992) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 12 — First Army Corps Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division | | | U.S.A. First Army Corps. Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division. Col A.L. Magilton, 4th Pennsylvania Reserves, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Magilton's Brigade advanced from the North Woods about 6:30 a.m. and, passing a few yards east of D.R. Miller's House, formed line on the left of Anderson's Brigade. A part of the Brigade, supported by the 124th Pennsylvania, of the Twelfth Corps, engaged the enemy in the north edge of the Cornfield. Soon after, the Brigade was ordered to the left to . . . — Map (db m6091) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 31 — First Army Corps Anderson's Brigade, Meade's Division | | | U.S.A. First Army Corps. Anderson's Brigade, Meade's Division Lieut. Col. Robert Anderson, 9th Penn. Reserve, Commanding. Organization. 9th, 10th,11th, and 12th Pennsylvania Reserves. (September 17, 1862.) Anderson's Brigade advanced from the North Woods about 6:30 a.m. in support of Doubleday's Division engaged on either side of the road south of this point. Midway between the North Woods and D.R. Miller's, the 10th regiment crossed the road moving west about 700 yards became engaged with . . . — Map (db m6100) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 105 — Battery C, 5th U.S. Artillery | | | U.S.A. Battery C, 5th U.S. Artillery Captain Dunbar R. Ransom, U.S.A. Commanding, (September 16-17, 1862.) On the evening of September 16th, Battery C, 5th U.S. Artillery came into battery 370 yards east of the Hagerstown Pike, on the south edge of the North Woods and opened fire upon a Confederate battery in the open field west of the Pike and north of the Dunkard Church, causing it to retire. After dark the Battery was withdrawn and bivouacked 75 yards east of J. Poffenberger's Barn. On . . . — Map (db m6087) |
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