Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lee’s Artillery Battalion
Col. Stephen D. Lee
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
1. Lee’s Artillery Battalion Marker
Lee’s Battalion of nineteen cannons were positioned on this high ground and for over three hours fired toward the soldiers and artillery of the Union First and Twelfth Corps. Lee’s gunners were under constant fire from the north, and on their flank from the long range Union guns on the east side of Antietam Creek. The Battalion had approximately 300 men. 86 were killed and wounded and 60 horses were disabled.
Dawn to 8:45 a.m.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 28.491′ N, 77° 44.732′ W. Marker is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the Antietam Battlefield, near the Dunker Church. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle (here, next to this marker); Model 1857 12-Pounder Gun-Howitzer (here, next to this marker); 10-Pounder Parrott Rifle (here, next to this marker); Model 1841 6-Pounder Gun (here, next to this marker); A Converging Storm of Iron (here, next to this marker); A Savage Continual Thunder
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More about this marker. A portrait of Col. S.D. Lee appears at the bottom of the marker.
Also see . . .
1. Antietam National Battlefield. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on October 13, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Stephen D. Lee. Stephen Dill Lee (September 22, 1833 – May 28, 1908) was an American soldier, and the youngest Confederate lieutenant general of the American Civil War (but no relation to Robert E. Lee). (Submitted on October 15, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
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2. Stephen Dill Lee
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
3. Lee’s Artillery Battalion Marker
This artillery piece is aimed toward the north, in the direction of the East Woods and Miller's Cornfield.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
4. Lee’s Artillery Battalion Marker
Marker is located beside a model 1857 12-pounder gun-howitzer. This smoothbore cannon was commonly referred to as a "Napoleon."
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
5. Artillery on the Antietam Battlefield
The marker is located at this grouping of 4 cannons near the Dunker Church.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
6. Lee’s Artillery Battalion Marker
Photographed By Brian Scott
7. Lieut. General Stephen Dill Lee (1833-1908)
Under Longstreet, Lee fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run that August and then Battle of Antietam on September 17, where his guns played a prominent role in defending the ground near the famed Dunker Church.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6, 7. submitted on October 15, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
