| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — The Maryland Campaign of 1862 |
| | "...we are driven to protect our own country by transferring the seat of war to that of an enemy who pursues us with a relentless and apparently aimless hostility." President Jefferson Davis September 7, 1862 "The present seems to be the most propitious time since the commencement of the war for the Confederate army to enter Maryland." General R.E. Lee September 2, 1862 "God bless you and all with you. Destroy the rebel army if possible." President Abraham Lincoln September 15, 1862 "...if . . . — Map (db m22779) 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 — New York State Monument |
| | (Front Face): Excelsior
The State of New York in commemoration of the Services of its officers and soldiers in the Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 (Rear Face):
Record of New York State at Antietam 67 Regiments of Infantry 5 Regiments of Cavalry 14 Batteries of Artillery 2 Regiments of Engineers New York's losses on this field were 65 officers and 624 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded 110 officers and 2687 enlisted men wounded and 2 officers and 277 men . . . — Map (db m6397) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — “Load” “Commence Firing” |
| | Civil War canoneers of both armies learned from the Artillery Drill manual: "To the Field Artillery belongs the service of the batteries which manoeuver with the troops on the field of battle. It is divided into two parts. Horse Artillery, which is generally attached to and manoeuvers with cavalry, the cannoneers being mounted on horseback; and Mounted Artillery, which is generally attached to and manoeuvers with infantry, the cannoneers marching at the sides of their pieces or, when . . . — Map (db m6350) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — A Savage Continual Thunder |
| | At Antietam, the open and rolling terrain benefited the artillerymen of both armies. By placing their cannon on high ground, Blue and Gray alike were able to effectively strike enemy troop positions at great distances. Over 500 cannon thundered across the landscape for over twelve hours. The Artillery was a separate, specialized branch of the army that supported the infantry. The basic organizational unit for artillery was called a battery. It consisted of four to six cannons with . . . — Map (db m20591) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — “I Hate Cannons” |
| | Confederate Colonel Stephen D. Lee positioned his batteries to repel Union attacks toward the Dunker Church. The attacks came and the guns fired solid shot and explosive shells and canister - tin cans filled with small lead or iron balls that transformed the cannon into a terrible shotgun. A South Carolina surgeon, Captain J.R. Boulware, spoke for soldiers of both armies at Antietam: "I was never so tired of shelling in my life before. I hate cannons." Alexander Gardner, an assistant . . . — Map (db m6368) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — A Converging Storm of Iron |
| | Confederate Col. Stephen D. Lee placed his battalion of nineteen cannons here. Throughout the morning, Union infantry and artillery aimed their attacks towards this high ground and the Dunker Church. Twenty-five percent of his men were killed or wounded and sixty of his horses were killed. Later, when he remembered that terrible morning Lee wrote, "A converging storm of iron slammed into the batteries from front and flank. Wheels were smashed, men knocked down, horses sent screaming, to stay . . . — Map (db m20575) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry |
| | Maryland 3rd Md. Infantry. 2nd Stainbrook's Brigade. 2nd Greene's Division. 12th Mansfield's Corps. Advanced to the corner of the Dunkard Church, in front of this Marker. Loss, 4 killed, 25 wounded. The monument to the Maryland troops is near the Dunkard Church. — Map (db m6857) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 52 — Twelfth Army Corps Stainrook's Brigade, Green's Division |
| | U.S.A. Twelfth Army Corps Stainrook's Brigade, Green's Division, Col. Henry J. Stainrook, 100th Penn., Commanding. Organization. 3d Maryland Infantry, 102d New York Infantry, 111th Pennsylvania Infantry. (September 17, 1862.) After the Confederate right flank had been turned, Stainrook's Brigade pursued through the East Woods, cross the fields to the left of the burned buildings on the Mumma Farm and halted behind the ridge a few yards east of this point where with the assistance of . . . — Map (db m6886) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — O.T. Reilly Monument |
| | To the memory of the Old Dunkard Church The oak tree that stood in front and the Union Civil War Veterans of Sharpsburg, MD. Erected by O.T. Reilly the half-century Antietam battlefield guide. 1927 — Map (db m6908) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 387 — Longstreet's Command Kershaw's Brigade, McLaws' Division |
| | C.S.A. Longstreet's Command. Kershaw's Brigade, McLaws' Division Brig. Gen. J.B. Kershaw, commanding. Organization. 2d, 3d, 7th, and 8th South Carolina Infantry's (September 17, 1862.) About 9:45 a.m. the 2d, 7th, and 8th South Carolina of Kershaw's Brigade charged out of the woods and across this road upon Tompkins' Rhode Island Battery on the ridge about 220 yards east of this. The charge was repulsed by the battery and Green's Division of infantry, and the brigade fell back beyond the . . . — Map (db m6892) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 5th, 7th and 66th Ohio Infantry Monument |
| | (Front Side): Ohio
5th Infantry
Commanded by
Major John Collins
7th Infantry
Commanded by
Lieut. Col. Eugene Powell
66th Infantry
Commanded by
Major Orrin J. Crane
Tyndale's (1st) Brigade
Greene's (2d) Division
Twelfth Army Corps Army of the Potomac
(Rear Side): 5th 66th 7th
These three regiments became engaged about 7:30 A.M., September 17, 1862, advanced and drove the enemy from the woods near the Dunkard Church and were in action until 1:30 . . . — Map (db m6348) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 306 — Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command |
| | C.S.A. Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command, Colonel Stephen D. Lee, C.S.A., Commanding. Organization. Ashland (Va.) Artillery, Madison (La.) Artillery, Bedford (Va.) Artillery, Eubanks' (Va.) Artillery, Brooks (S.C.) Artillery, Parker's (Va.) Battery. (September 17, 1862.) At daybreak of the 17th the Ashland Artillery, the Bedford Artillery, the Brooks Artillery and Parker's Battery, went into position on the ridge east of the Dunkard Church. At about 7 a.m., the Brooks Artillery was . . . — Map (db m6343) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 51 — Greene's Division, Twelfth Army Corps |
| | U.S.A. Greene's Division, Twelfth Army Corps. Brig. Gen. George Greene, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Greene's Division having turned the enemy's right in the East Woods advanced against the Confederate infantry north and east of this point, which retired to the woods west of the Hagerstown Pike. Greene pressed forward in pursuit through the East Woods and across Mumma's Fields to the ridge a few yards east of this point, where he halted to replenish ammunition. With the assistance of . . . — Map (db m6335) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 114 — Twelfth Army Corps Goodrich's Brigade, Green's Division |
| | U.S.A. Twelfth Army Corps. Goodrich's Brigade, Green's Division, Col. W.B. Goodrich, 60th New York, Commanding. Organization. 3d Delaware Infantry, 60th New York Infantry, Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry, 78th New York Infantry. (September 17, 1862.) When nearing the East Woods, early on the 17th, Goodrich's Brigade was detached from its Division and ordered to the assistance of Doubleday's Division engaged north of this. The Purnell Legion was detached near D.R. Miller's and did not . . . — Map (db m6326) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 116 — Second Army Corps |
| | (First Tablet):U.S.A. Second Army Corps. Major General E.V. Sumner, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) At daybreak of the 17th the three divisions of the 2d Corps were east of the Antietam: Sedgwick's Division moved, crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford and, advancing through the East Woods and Miller's Cornfield and the fields to the south, in column of brigades, crossed the Hagerstown Pike about a third of a mile north of this, entered the West Woods, and the right and center had . . . — Map (db m6322) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 53 — Twelfth Army Corps Tyndale's Brigade, Greene's Division |
| | U.S.A. Twelfth Army Corps Tyndale's Brigade, Greene's Division Lt. Col. Hector Tyndale, 28th Penn. Infantry, Commanding. Organization. 5th Ohio Infantry, 7th Ohio Infantry, 66th Ohio Infantry, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry. September 17, 1862. Tyndale's Brigade after the right flank of the enemy had been turned, pursued through the East Woods, crossed to the south side of the Smoketown Road and, passing to the right of Mumma's burned buildings, halted behind the ridge a few yards east of this . . . — Map (db m6281) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — "Destroy the Rebel Army" |
| | Before the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincol sent a telegram to General George B. McClellan, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac: GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL WITH YOU DESTROY THE REBEL ARMY IF POSSIBLE McClellan, with an army nearly twice the size of Lee's, thought that he was outnumbered: "One battle lost, and almost all would have been lost. Lee's army might then have marched as it pleased on Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or New York." Lee knew that he . . . — Map (db m6293) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Destroy the Rebel Army |
| | Two days before the battle, President Abraham Lincoln sent Gen. George B. McClellan a telegram, "God bless you and all with you! Destroy the rebel army, if possible." It was here, on these rolling farm fields, where McClellan and the Army of the Potomac would try. Gen. Robert E. Lee gathered his Confederate army here and decided to "make a stand." His 40,000 soldiers spread out in a roughly three mile line. You are standing near the center of Lee's men. As you face north, it was primarily Gen. . . . — Map (db m20592) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Dunker Church - "Symbol of Peace and Brotherhood" |
| | E. Russel Hicks was a historian of Washington County, Md., and a member of the Church of the Brethren. A century after the battle he wrote: "I am the Church of the bloodiest battlefield in all American history. I had my conception in the minds of a group of pious, zealous folks, who were among the first settlers to make their homes on the banks of the Antietam. "They called themselves Brethren because brotherhood was the main objective of their devotion. Their associates in the neighborhood . . . — Map (db m6284) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Beacon of Peace |
| | "May it stand as it did in war - as a beacon to guide men searching their way through the darkness. May it stand throughout all ages as a symbol of mercy, peace, and understanding." Maryland Governor Millard Tawes Church Rededication Service, September 2, 1962 The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest one-day battle in American History. Yet ironically one of the most noted landmarks on this field of combat is a house of worship associated with peace and love. This historic church was . . . — Map (db m20593) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Maryland State Monument |
| | Baltimore Light Artillery, C.S.A.
Organized at Richmond, Va. August 17, 1861 Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry; Winchester; Front Royal; Cross Keys; Port Republic; Woodstock; Gaines' Mills; Malvern Hill; Bristoe Station; Cunningham's Ford; Groveton; Rappahannock; Second Mannassas; Antietam; Yellow Tavern; Carlisle; Gettysburg; Culpepper C.H.; Mine Run; Brandy Station; Chambersburg; Leestown; Frederick; OldTown; Waynesboro; Maurytown. Officers Captain John B. Brockenbrough Captain William . . . — Map (db m6402) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 59th New York Infantry |
| | 3d Brig. - 2d Div. - 2d Corps ———— John Lemuel Stetson of Plattsburgh, N.Y. Lieutenant Colonel ———— "Men Rally on Your Colors" Out of 300 men and 21 officers who went into battle nearby, there fell 224, including Lieut. Col. Stetson and 8 officers - a loss in officers exceeded only twice in the war. ———— In memory of his brother, by Francis Lynde Stetson — Map (db m6274) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 388 — Longstreet's Command Manning's Brigade, Walker's Division |
| | C.S.A Longstreet's Command Manning's Brigade, Walker's Division Col. Van H. Manning, Commanding Organization 3d Arkansas, 30th Virginia, 27th, 46th and 48th North Carolina September 17, 1862 About 10:20 A.M. the 30th Virginia, 46th and 48th North Carolina charged from the woods beyond the Dunkard Church to capture Tompkins' Rhode Island Battery, on the high ground east of the Church. The 30th Virginia crossed the road at this point, filed to the right across the two fences of the Smoketown . . . — Map (db m5465) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 314 — Jackson's Command |
| | C.S.A. Jackson's Command Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, Commanding. (September 15-16, 1862.) Gen. Jackson, with Ewell's and Jackson's Divisions, left Harpers Ferry late in the afternoon of September 15th, reached Sharpsburg on the morning of the 16th, and, in the afternoon, took position on the left of Longstreet's Command; Jackson's Division formed on the right of the line, which extended from a point on the Hagerstown Pike 250 yards north of the Dunkard Church westerly through the open . . . — Map (db m6909) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 315 — Jackson's Command |
| | C.S.A. Jackson's Command Major General Thomas J. Jackson, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Jackson's Command was in order of battle at 5:30 a.m. Jackson's Division, commanded by J.R. Jones, in two lines, its right resting on the Hagerstown Turnpike 230 yards north of this. Early's and Hay's Brigades of Ewell's Division were on the left rear of Jones, and the Brigades of Lawton and Trimble were in the fields between the Hagerstown Turnpike and the East Woods. Jackson's Command was assaulted . . . — Map (db m6276) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Purnell Legion Infantry |
| | Purnell Legion Infantry Maryland Third Brigade. 2nd Greene's Division. 12th Mansfield's Corps. Occupied a line running north from this marker. Loss 3 killed. 23 wounded. The monument to the Maryland troops is near the Dunkard Church. — Map (db m6905) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 34th New York Infantry |
| | (Front Side): Thirty-Fourth Regiment N.Y.S.V Col. James A. Suiter
Commanding Enlisted under President Lincoln's call, issued April 15, 1861, for 75,000 men, to serve two years. Mustered into the State service May 1, 1861 Mustered into the United States service June 15, 1861 Mustered out June 30, 1863 ———— First Brigade - Second Division Second Corps ———— The surviving members of the Regiment, aided by the County of Herkimer, and the . . . — Map (db m6902) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry |
| | (Below Statue): Color Sergeant George A. Simpson Killed at Antietam (Front Plaque): 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade 1st Division 12th Corps ———— Recruited in Blair Huntingdon and Cambria Counties, Penna. (Left Plaque): Moved at early dawn from bivouac on farm of George Line to East Woods near point where Gen. J.K.F. Mansfield was mortally wounded, from there to support Monroe's First Rhode Island Battery on Smoketown Road, then . . . — Map (db m6897) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 125th Penna |
| | While forming the extreme left front as Sedgewick's Division was being shot down in the West Woods, the 125th Penna. Inf. Rgt. was at times only 50 yards from Confederate Infantry. Of the Regiment's 54 killed and 91 wounded, most were lost here in the field in front of you. 9 to 9:20 a.m. — Map (db m6903) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 360 — Walker's Division, Longstreet's Command |
| | C.S.A. Walker's Division, Longstreet's Command. Brig. Gen. John G. Walker, Commanding. September 16-17, 1862. Walker's Division left Harper's Ferry on the evening of September 15, crossed the Potomac at Blackford's Ford, and reached Sharpsburg during the afternoon of the 16th. It was held in reserve until daybreak of the 17th, when it took position on the extreme right, 1-½ miles south of the town, on the high ground overlooking Snavely's Ford. Between 8 and 9 a.m. it moved to the left . . . — Map (db m6907) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 361 — Longstreet's Command Kershaw's Brigade, McLaws' Division |
| | C.S.A. Longstreet's Command. Kershaw's Brigade, McLaws' Division. Brig. Gen. J.B. Kershaw, Commanding. Organization. 2d South Carolina Infantry, 7th South Carolina Infantry, 3d South Carolina Infantry, 8th South Carolina Infantry. September 17, 1862. Kershaw's Brigade crossed the Potomac at Blackford's Ford about daybreak of the 17th and halted in the western suburbs of Sharpsburg until nearly 9 a.m., when it crossed the fields and took position in the open ground southwest of the Dunkard . . . — Map (db m6906) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 13th New Jersey Infantry |
| | September 17, 1862 ————————— Engaged in this position, facing west, from 11.20 a.m. to about 12 noon. — Map (db m6061) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 357 — McLaws' Division, Longstreet's Command |
| | C.S.A. McLaws' Division, Longstreet's Command. Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws, Commanding. September 17, 1862. McLaws' Division left Harper's Ferry on the forenoon of September 16th, crossed the Potomac at Blackford's Ford about daybreak of the 17th, and halted in the western suburbs of Sharpsburg at sunrise. At about 9 a.m. it moved across the fields northwest of town and deployed on the rising ground south and west of this point, the right near the Hagerstown Pike, nearly opposite the Bloody . . . — Map (db m6895) HM |
Subscribe
— Privacy Policy
— Terms of Use
— About Us
— Contact Us
HMdb.org