Smith's Division markers. Use the First >> button above to see these markers in sequence.| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 72 — Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps | | | U.S.A. Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps, Maj. Gen. William F. Smith, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Smith's Division left camp between Crampton's Pass and Rohrersville, in Pleasant Valley, at 5:30 a.m., of the 17th, crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford and arrived at the front about noon. Hancock's Brigade was put in position on the left of Sedgwick's Division of the Second Corps, its right near the Poffenberger Lane, its left extending in front of and parallel to the East Woods. Irwin's . . . — Map (db m6027) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 75 — Sixth Army Corps Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division | | | U.S.A. Sixth Army Corps. Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division. Col. William H. Irwin, 49th Pennsylvania Infantry, Commanding. Organization. 7th Maine Infantry, 20th 33rd 49th & 77th New York Infantry. September 17, 1862. Irwin's Brigade reached the field about noon of the 17th, formed line across the road at this point, and charged through the batteries and across the fields in their front to check the advance of the Confederates from the West Woods. The direction of its advance was south of . . . — Map (db m6023) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 108 — Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery | | | U.S.A. Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Leonard Martin, U.S.A., Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Early in the morning of the 17th, Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery, generally known as Ayers' Battery, moved with Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps, from its bivouac in Pleasant Valley near Crampton's Pass, and, about 12, noon, went into position about 110 yards south of this point on the left of Battery D, 2nd U.S. Artillery, and engaged the Confederate Artillery in the woods around the . . . — Map (db m6030) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Battery B 1st Md Light Artillery | | | Maryland Battery B. 1st Md. Light Artillery 2nd (Smiths) Division 6th (Franklins) Corps The battery under the command of Lieut. Theodore J. Vanneman. Occupied a position on the edge of the East Woods, 240 yards north from this marker the Monument to the Maryland troops is near the Dunkard Church — Map (db m5720) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 137th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | | | 1st Brigade 2nd Division 6th Corps Location of regiment in action 415 yards north of monument ———— Battles participated in South Mountain (Crampton's Pass) MD. Antietam MD. Fitzhugh's Crossing VA. Chancellorsville VA. ———— Recruited in Blair Butler Clinton Crawford Schuylkill and Wayne Counties — Map (db m5693) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Old Vermont Brigade | | | 1861 ——— 1865 Brig. Gen. W. T. H. Brooks Second Division, Sixth Corps Second Regiment Major James H. Walbridge. Third Regiment Major Thomas O. Seaver. Fourth Regiment Lieut. Col. Chas. B. Stroughton. Fifth Regiment Colonel Lewis A. Grant Sixth Regiment Major Oscar S. Tuttle. Vermont — Map (db m5632) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 73 — Sixth Army Corps Brooks' Brigade, Smith's Division | | | U.S.A. Sixth Army Corps Brooks' Brigade, Smith's Division Brig Gen. W.T.H. Brooks, Commanding Organization 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Vermont Infantry September 17, 1862 Brooks' Brigade left its camp in Pleasant Valley at 6 a.m., of the 17th, crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford and reached the field about noon. It was ordered to the support of Sedgwick's Division, Second Corps, on the Union right but, before getting into position was ordered to the support of French's Division and formed in . . . — Map (db m5479) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 74 — Sixth Army Corps Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division | | | (First Tablet): U.S.A. Sixth Army Corps. Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division, Col. William H. Irwin, 49th Pennsylvania Infantry, Commanding. Organization 7th Maine Infantry, 20th, 33d, 49th, & 77th New York Infantry September 17, 1862 Irwin's Brigade came on the field about noon of the 17th, and formed across the Smoketown Road in rear of a line of artillery. After an unsuccessful attempt to penetrate the Confederate line south of the Dunkard Church, the brigade rallied behind the . . . — Map (db m5486) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Twentieth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry | | | (Front Face): 1861-1865 Twentieth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Turner Rifles Third Brigade Second Division Sixth Army Corps (Left Side):
Hatteras, N.C., Norfolk, Va.; Seven Days Battles Before Richmond, Crampton's Pass, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville. —————
(Back Face): The 20th Regiment N.Y. Vols. was organized by the New York Turn - Verein Mustered into U.S. Service May 6, 1861 and Mustered out June 1, 1863 . . . — Map (db m6373) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 20th New York Volunteer Infantry | | | (Front): 20th Regiment. N.Y. Vols. Turner Rifles. 3d Brig. 2d Div. 6th Corps. ——— 1861-1863. (Right):
Zum Andenken an unsere Gefallen Kameraden errichtet von den Ueberlebenden des Regts (Left): Erected in Memory of our Fallen Comrades by the Survivors of the Regt. (Rear): Dedicated September 17th. 1887. — Map (db m59837) HM |
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