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Photographer: Library of Congress
Caption: Major General Israel B. Richardson (1815-1862)
Additional Description: By 1:00 p.m., Richardson had gained control of the high ground, and his men enfiladed the remaining defenders in "Bloody Lane." Richardson pushed forward beyond the road and was directing the fire of his artillery and organizing another attack when he was struck by a shell fragment. Carried to the rear, Richardson was treated at a field hospital. His wound was not considered life-threatening, and he was given a room in Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's headquarters, the Pry House. However, infection set in, and then pneumonia, which claimed the life of the popular general in early November. He was among five generals to be killed or mortally wounded at Antietam.
Submitted: October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p335274
File Size: 0.071 Megabytes

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