Near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
1. D.R. Jones' Division, September 15-16 Tablet
D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command.
Brig. Gen. D.R. Jones, Commanding.
Organization.
Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs' Brigade,
Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Drayton's Brigade,
Brig. Gen. R. B. Garnett's Brigade,
Brig. Gen. James L. Kemper's Brigade,
Col. Joseph Walker's Brigade,
Col. George T. Anderson's Brigade.
September 15-16, 1862.
Jones' Division reached Sharpsburg on the morning of the 15th and took position on Cemetery Hill and the high ground about 350 yards to the west and northwest of this point. A part of Toombs' Brigade, the 50th Georgia of Drayton's Brigade, and a company each of Walker's (Jenkins') Brigade and Hood's Division, all under command of General Toombs, were advanced to contest the passage of the Antietam by the Burnside Bridge and the Fords below. The Washington Artillery (15 guns), Hood's Division Artillery (14 guns) and Captain J.S. Brown's Virginia Battery (4 guns), in all 33 guns, strengthened Jones' Division which formed the extreme right of the Army of Northern Virginia. During the 16th, the Division was subjected to an annoying fire from the long range guns beyond the Antietam.
Erected by Antietam Battlefield Board. (Marker Number 368.)
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Location. 39° 27.193′ N, 77° 44.361′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Branch Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located at stop 10, the Final Attack, of the driving tour of Antietam Battlefield, in a cluster of Confederate tablets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Longstreet's Command (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command (here, next to this marker); Ninth Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Ninth Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); 28th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (a few steps from this marker); “It Is A.P. Hill” (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fate of the Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown’s (Wise), Virginia Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Advance Was Made With the Utmost Enthusiasm
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
2. D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command Marker
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. D.R. Jones' Division at Antietam.
Also see . . .
1. Antietam Battlefield. National Park Service site. (Submitted on March 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. David Rumph Jones. David Rumph Jones (April 5, 1825 – January 15, 1863) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. (Submitted on October 9, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
3. Robert Toombs. Robert Augustus Toombs (July 2, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American and Confederate political leader, Whig Party senator from Georgia, a founding father of the Confederacy, its first Secretary of State, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War of 1861-1865. (Submitted on October 9, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
4. Thomas Drayton. Thomas Fenwick Drayton (August 24, 1809 – February 18, 1891) was a plantation owner, politician, railroad president, and military officer from Charleston, South
Photographed By Craig Swain
3. Confederate Tablet Cluster at Stop 10
From left to right are Drayton's Brigade (No. 347), Jones' Division, Sept. 15-16 (No. 368), and the two tablets of Jones' Division, Sept. 17 (No. 369).
5. Richard B. Garnett. Richard Brooke Garnett (November 21, 1817 – July 3, 1863) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was killed during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. (Submitted on October 9, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
6. James L. Kemper. James Lawson Kemper (June 11, 1823 – April 7, 1895) was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia. He was the youngest of the brigade commanders, and the only non-professional military officer, in the division that led Pickett's Charge, in which he was wounded and captured but rescued. (Submitted on October 9, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
7. Col. Joseph A. Walker (1835-1902) - Find-a-grave. (Submitted on October 9, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
8. George T. Anderson. George Thomas Anderson (February 3, 1824 – April 4, 1901) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige," Anderson was noted as one of Robert E. Lee's hardest-fighting
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
4. D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command Marker
9. D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command. During the Mexican War, Jones was an officer in the 2nd U.S. Infantry. Here at Antietam, the 2nd U.S. Infantry fought against elements of Jones' Division just south of the Boonsboro Pike. (Submitted on March 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Brian Scott
5. Major General David Rump Jones (1825-1863)
At Antietam, his division held the right flank of the Army of Northern Virginia when the Union IX Corps attacked. The strain of campaigning aggravated a longstanding heart condition and Jones died in Richmond, Virginia the following January. He is buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
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6. Brig. General Robert Toombs (1810-1885)
He was wounded in the hand at the Battle of Antietam.
Photographed By Brian Scott
7. Brig. General Thomas F. Drayton (1809-1891)
Photographed By Brian Scott
8. Brig. General Richard B. Garnett (1817-1863)
Photographed By Brian Scott
9. Major General James L. Kemper (1823-1895)
At the Battle of Antietam he was south of the town of Sharpsburg, defending against Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's assault in the afternoon of September 17, 1862. He withdrew his brigade in the face of the Union advance, exposing the Confederate right flank, and the line was saved only by the hasty arrival of A.P. Hill's division from Harpers Ferry.
Photographed By Brian Scott
10. Col. Joseph A. Walker (1835-1902)
Photographed By Brian Scott
11. Brig. General George T. Anderson (1821-1901)
He saw battle during the Peninsula Campaign at Yorktown and commanded a brigade during the Seven Days Battles, Second Bull Run, Turner's Gap, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
12. Artillery Concentration on Cemetery Hill
Looking west from Rodman Avenue at the National Cemetery. In the days before the battle, Confederates massed artillery on the slopes of what is today Cemetery Hill. The batteries covered the Boonsboro Pike and the southern approaches to Sharpsburg.
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 29, 2008
13. Drayton's and Jenkins' Brigades Positions
During the morning phases of the battle, much of D.R. Jones' Division, including Drayton's and Jenkins' Brigades held positions on the high ground here. This view is from near the Hawkins Zouaves (9th New York) Monument looking north. The National Cemetery is on the high ground in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,385 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 9, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on October 9, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 12. submitted on March 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 13. submitted on April 1, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
