Stuart's Division at Antietam. Use the “First >>” button above to see these markers in sequence.| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 317 — Stuart's Cavalry Division | | | C.S.A. Stuart's Cavalry Division. Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, Commanding. September 16-19, 1862 On the night of the 16th, Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade of Stuart's Division was in position behind the hill about 650 yards northwest of this point, supporting the horse artillery and extending the Confederate line to the Potomac River. It co-operated with Jackson's Command in resisting the advance of the enemy on the morning of the 17th, and later was withdrawn to the high ground west of this point where . . . — Map (db m6178) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 318 — Hampton's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division | | | C.S.A. Hampton's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division. Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton, Commanding. Organization. 1st North Carolina Cavalry, 2nd Carolina Cavalry, Cobb's Legion, Georgia Cavalry Jeff. Davis Legion. September 17-18, 1862. Hampton's Brigade reached the field on Sept. 17 and took position on the left of Jackson's Command. Occupying with Lee's Brigade, a line extending from the left of the Confederate infantry to the Potomac River. — Map (db m6177) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 319 — Lee's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division | | | C.S.A. Lee's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division, Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Commanding. Organization. 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th Virginia Cavalry. (September 15-19, 1862.) The 3rd, 4th and 9th Virginia Cavalry of Lee's Brigade reached the field late in the after noon of the 15th and took position on the extreme left of the Confederate Army. The 5th Cavalry, detached from the Brigade September 11, formed on the extreme right of the Army on the evening of the 15th, and, on the morning of the . . . — Map (db m6175) HM | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 320 — Munford's Brigade — Stuart's Cavalry Division | | | C.S.A. Munford's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division, Brig. Gen. Thomas T. Munford, Commanding. Organization 2nd Virginia Cavalry, 7th Virginia Cavalry, 12th Virginia Cavalry. (September 16-18, 1862.) The 2nd and 12th Virginia Cavalry reached the field on September 16th and took position on the extreme right of the Army of Northern Virginia, to cover the lower crossings of the Antietam. The 7th Virginia Cavalry took position, on the evening of the 16th on the Hagerstown Pike, northwest of . . . — Map (db m6765) HM |
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