Wilcox's (1st) Division, IX Corps markers. Use the “First >>” button above to see these markers in sequence.| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 99 — Willcox's Division, Ninth Army Corps | | | U.S.A. Willcox's Division, Ninth Army Corps. Brigadier General O.B. Willcox, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Willcox's Division was the last to cross the Antietam. Passing over the stone bridge at 2 p.m., it moved up the road to this point and deployed. Christ's Brigade was filed across the hollow on the right (east) and formed on the low ground between the creek and the bluff, Welsh's Brigade on the heights west of the road, Christ scaled the bluff on the right, Welsh swept over the . . . — Map (db m6408) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | | | 1st Brigade 1st Division 9th Corps Colonel Benjamin C. Christ ————— Casualties at Antietam Killed 8 Wounded 46 Missing 3 Total 57 Recruited in Berks Schuylkill Bradford Susquehanna Lancaster and Luzerne Counties ————— Battles participated in Coosaw - Spotsylvania Pocotaligo - Ny River Second Bull Run - North Anna Chantilly - Bethesda Church South Mountain - Cold Harbor Antietam - Petersburg Fredericksburg - The Crater Vicksburg - . . . — Map (db m6495) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 62 — Willcox's Division, Ninth Army Corps | | | U.S.A. Willcox's Division, Ninth Army Corps. Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Willcox, Commanding. September 16-17, 1862. On the night of September 16th Willcox's Division was held in reserve behind the ridge on the east bank of the Antietam, about one mile from the Burnside Bridge. On the afternoon of the 17th the division crossed the bridge and, relieving Sturgis' Division, formed the right of the line with Crook's Brigade in support. In the general advance of the Ninth Corps on Sharpsburg, the . . . — Map (db m6507) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 63 — Ninth Army Corps — Christ's Brigade, Willcox's Division | | | U.S.A. Ninth Army Corps, Christ's Brigade, Willcox's Division Col. B.C. Christ, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Commanding. Organization. 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, 79th New York Infantry, 28th Massachusetts Infantry, 17th Michigan Infantry. September 17, 1862. On the morning of the 17th Christ's Brigade was in reserve on the eastern slope of the ridge on the left flank of the Antietam, nearly opposite the Burnside Bridge. About 2 p.m. after Sturgis' Division had carried the bridge, the . . . — Map (db m6498) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 64 — Ninth Army Corps — Welsh's Brigade, Willcox's Division | | | U.S.A. Ninth Army Corps. Welsh's Brigade, Willcox's Division. Col. Thomas Welsh, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry, Commanding. Organization. 8th Michigan Infantry, 46th New York Infantry, 45th and 100th Pennsylvania Infantry. September 17, 1862. On the morning of the 17th Welsh's Brigade was in reserve on the eastern slope of the ridge on the left bank of the Antietam, nearly opposite the Burnside Bridge. About 2 p.m., after Sturgis' Division had carried the bridge, the brigade crossed and, . . . — Map (db m6508) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | | | 2nd Brigade 1st Division 9th Corps The regiment advanced 264 yards northwest of this point returning to this position later in the day ————— Casualties at Antietam Killed 1 Wounded 36 Missing 1 Total 38 Recruited in centre Lancaster Mifflin Tioga and Wayne Counties ————— Battles Participated in Secessionville (Near Charleston) South Mountain - Siege of Knoxville Antietam - Wilderness Fredericksburg - Spotsylvania Vicksburg . . . — Map (db m11424) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | | | 2nd Brigade 1st Division 9th Corps Location 495 yards north 79 degrees west —————— Casualties at Antietam Wounded 7 Missing 1 Total 8 Recruited in Lawrence Washington Butler Beaver Mercer and Westmoreland Counties ————— Battles Participated in Coosaw - Secessionville Legareville - Second Bull Run Chantilly South Mountain Antietam - Wilderness Fredericksburg - Spotsylvania Vicksburg - North Anna Jackson - Cold Harbor . . . — Map (db m6513) | | Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — 106 — Battery E, 2nd U.S. Artillery | | | U.S.A. Battery E, 2nd U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Samuel E. Benjamin, U.S.A. Commanding. (September 16-17, 1862.) On the morning of September 16, Benjamin's Battery took position on the ridge bordering the Antietam, above the Burnside Bridge, engaged the Confederate batteries on and around Cemetery Hill and shelled the infantry north of Sharpsburg. In the afternoon the battery moved to the left (south) and rear, on the high ground about 1950 yards east of this point. Early in the morning of the . . . — Map (db m6722) |
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