U.S.A. Sedgwick's Division, Second Army Corps, Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, Commanding. September 17, 1862. Sedgwick's Division crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford at 7:45 a.m. and, advancing from the East Woods in column of Brigades, Gorman's . . . — — Map (db m6050) HM
4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps Lieut. Colonel Alois O. Bachman Commanding Until he fell mortally wounded 150 yards due east, occupied this ground at 2 p.m. September 17th 1862. Loss 13 killed; 58 wounded — — Map (db m6063) HM
A few days before the battle, bidding farewell to a friend, Union General Mansfield said: "We may never meet again." Brigadier General William E. Starke, C.S.A. He led the counterattack that helped stop the first Union attack down the . . . — — Map (db m6973) HM
During the fighting in the West Woods, the Philadelphia Brigade, commanded by Gen. O.O. Howard, lost more than 550 men in about twenty minutes of combat. Thirty years later the Philadelphia Brigade Association purchased eleven acres for their . . . — — Map (db m20625) HM
Sedgwick's division entered the West Woods. "The last of the charging lines had gone beyond, and was sweeping majestically into the jaws of death when the mass seemed to halt, while from the front line spouted forth a long angry sheet of flame . . . — — Map (db m6267) HM
Gen. Edwin Vose Sumner, Union Second Corps Commander (1) As the battle shifted away from the Cornfield, Gen. John Sedwick's division of Federal troops, personally led by corps commander Gen. Edwin Sumner, advanced from the East Woods. . . . — — Map (db m20659) HM
The Cornfield was quiet. The first two Union attacks had failed to break the Confederate line. Union Major General John Sedgwick's division formed up in column of brigades: three brigades - each with more than 1,700 men - each brigade a double rank . . . — — Map (db m6268) HM
Sgt. William Andrews, 1st Georgia Regiment
As the battle escalated, Union Gen. Edwin Sumner moved the Second Corps across Antietam Creek and into the battle. The swift waters of the Antietam and the difficult terrain separated the three . . . — — Map (db m20652) HM
The Baltimore Battery (Confederate) fired from this spot into the Union forces in the Cornfield. It included a 12-pounder iron howitzer (like the small gun before you), the only one of its kind among the 500 cannon at Antietam. — — Map (db m6269) HM
Maryland Baltimore Battery Jackson's Division C.S.A. The battery, under the command of Capt. J.B. Brockenbrough, occupied a position near this marker at daybreak, and opened the battle on the Confederate side. The monument to the Maryland troops . . . — — Map (db m6270) HM
(east or front face):The Philadelphia Brigade fought here September 17, 1862 Loss - 545 men Second Brigade
(north face):The Philadelphia Brigade was mustered into the U.S. Service in 1861 under the first call for 300,000 three . . . — — Map (db m7222) HM
Delaware 3rd Delaware Volunteers Major Arthur MaGinnis 3rd Brigade,
2nd Division, XII Corps This regiment, worn down from active service in the second Manassas Campaign, went into action Sept. 17, 1862 with only five officers and 120 men. It . . . — — Map (db m7219) HM
U.S.A. First Army Corps Gibbon's Brigade, Doubleday's Division Brigadier General John Gibbon, Commanding, Organization 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin and 19th Indiana Infantry The Iron Brigade September 17, 1862 On the morning of the 17th, with its . . . — — Map (db m6132) HM
Colonel Joseph W. Hawley
(Right Plaque):
Sept. 17, 1862
Antietam
Chancellorsville
May 1-2-3, 1863
(Lower Right Inscription):
Recruited in Chester and Delaware Counties August 1862 for Nine Months Service
(Rear . . . — — Map (db m6134) HM
(Main Tablet):C.S.A. Jackson's Division, Jackson's Command. Brigadier General J.R. Jones, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Early in the morning of the 17,th while in the position taken the evening before, Jackson's Division was subjected . . . — — Map (db m6152) HM
U.S.A. First Army Corps, Patrick's Brigade, Doubleday's Division, Brigadier General M.R. Patrick, Commanding. Organization. 21st, 23d, 35th and 80th New York Infantry. (September 17, 1862.) Early in the morning of the 17th, Patrick's Brigade . . . — — Map (db m6162) HM
C.S.A. Stuart's Cavalry Division. Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, Commanding. September 16-19, 1862 On the night of the 16th, Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade of Stuart's Division was in position behind the hill about 650 yards northwest of this point, . . . — — Map (db m6178) HM
C.S.A. Lee's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division, Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Commanding. Organization. 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th Virginia Cavalry. (September 15-19, 1862.) The 3rd, 4th and 9th Virginia Cavalry of Lee's Brigade reached the field . . . — — Map (db m6175) HM
U.S.A. First Army Corps Patrick's Brigade, Doubleday's Division, Brigadier General M.R. Patrick, commanding. Organization. 21st, 23d, 35th and 80th New York Infantry. (September 17, 1862.) Patrick's Brigade formed line north of Joseph . . . — — Map (db m6169) HM
(Front): 15th Reg. Mass. Vols. Here, September 17, 1862, the Fifteenth Reg. Mass. Volunteers, with the First Company Andrew Sharpshooters attached, 606 men of all ranks, commanded by Lieut. Col. John W. Kimball, Gorman's Brigade. . . . — — Map (db m7215) HM
U.S.A. Second Army Corps, Gorman's Brigade, Sedgwick's Division, Brig. Gen. Willis A. Gorman, Commanding. Organization. 15th Massachusetts Infantry, 1st Minnesota Infantry, 34th New York Infantry, 82d New York Infantry, Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m7173) HM
U.S.A. Second Army Corps Dana's Brigade, Sedgwick's Division Brig. Gen. N.J.T. Dana, Commanding. Organization. 19th Massachusetts Infantry, 20th Massachusetts Infantry, 7th Michigan Infantry, 42nd New York Infantry, 59th New York Infantry, . . . — — Map (db m7178) HM
C.S.A. Ewell's Division, Jackson's Command. Brigadier General A.R. Lawton, Commanding. (September 15-16, 1862.) Ewell's Division left Harper's Ferry on the night of September 15th, crossed the Potomac at Blackford's Ford and reached Sharpsburg . . . — — Map (db m7203) HM
Here fell in the foremost of the advance of Sumner's Second Corps John Lemuel Stetson * of * Plattsburgh, New York Lieut. Col. of the 59th New York 1862 - Volunteers - 1919 — — Map (db m6272) HM
C.S.A. Jackson's Command. Early's Brigade, Ewell's Division. Brig. Gen. Jubal A. Early, Commanding. Organization. 13th 25th 31st 44th 49th 52d & 58th Virginia Infantry. September 16-17, 1862. No.1. On the night of the 16th, Early's Brigade . . . — — Map (db m7204) HM
