1 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Baltimore Battery —

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

2 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 1st Maryland Artillery (CSA) —

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3 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Battery A — 1st MD Light Artillery —

Maryland Battery A 1st MD Light Artillery 1st Slocum's Division 6th Franklin's Corps The battery under the command of Capt. John W. Wolcott occupied a line 100 feet in rear of this marker and facing Dunkard Church. Loss 1 killed, 11 wounded. The . . . — — Map (db m6035) HM

4 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Battery B — 1st Md Light Artillery —

Maryland Battery B. 1st Md. Light Artillery 2nd (Smiths) Division 6th (Franklins) Corps The battery under the command of Lieut. Theodore J. Vanneman. Occupied a position on the edge of the East Woods, 240 yards north from this marker the . . . — — Map (db m5720) HM

5 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Hexamer's (New Jersey) Battery —

September 17, 1862 —————— From a position about 60 yards south of this point the battery, between 2 and 3 p.m., engaged and silenced the Confederate artillery around the Dunkard Church. — — Map (db m6036) HM

6 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Hexamer's (New Jersey) Battery —

September 17, 1862 ——————From 3.30 p.m. until near sunset this battery from a point about 80 yards north of this, engaged the enemy around the Piper buildings. — — Map (db m5629) HM

7 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 1st Battery Ohio Light Artillery —

(Front Face): OHIO 1st Battery Light Artillery Commanded by Capt. James R. McMullin Hugh Ewings (1st) Brig. Kanawha Division Ninth Army Corps Army of the Potomac (Rear Face): This battery occupied position about 250 yards due . . . — — Map (db m6799) HM

8 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Durell’s Independent Battery —

Durell's Independent Battery "D" Pennsylvania Artillery 2nd Brigade 2nd Division 9th Corps Posted 375 yards south 70 degrees east ——— Casualties at Antietam Wounded 3 Recruited in Berks and Bucks Counties . . . — — Map (db m6664) HM

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9 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 25 — First Army Corps — Artillery, Doubleday's Division —

U.S.A. First Army Corps, Artillery, Doubleday's Division, Capt. J. Albert Monroe, 1st R.I. Light Artillery, Commanding. 1st New Hampshire Battery, Battery D, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery L, New York Light Artillery, Battery B, . . . — — Map (db m5839) HM

10 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 30 — Horse Batteries and Reserve Artillery —

U.S.A. Horse Batteries and Reserve Artillery, Army of the Potomac. (September 17, 1862) Horse Batteries A, B and L (Consolidated) and M, 2nd U.S. Artillery, C and G (Consolidated) of the 3d U.S. Artillery, were established on the crown of the . . . — — Map (db m7060) HM

11 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 83 — U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. September 17-18, 1862. During and after Sedgwick's assault on the Confederates in the West Woods, a line of batteries was established, running from Mumma's Cemetery on the south, crossing the road at this point and extending northwardly . . . — — Map (db m5771) HM

12 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 92 — Battery A, 2d U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery A, 2d U.S. Artillery. Captain John C. Tidball, U.S.A. Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Horse Battery A, 2d U.S. Artillery, moved from its bivouac near Keedysville on the morning of the 17th, crossed the Antietam by the Middle . . . — — Map (db m7025) HM

13 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 93 — Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Peter C. Hains, U.S.A. Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Horse Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery, crossed the Antietam by the Middle Bridge, in the forenoon of the 17th and, preceded by the 4th Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m7057) HM

14 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 94 — Batteries B and L, 2d U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Batteries B and L, 2d U.S. Artillery. Captain Jas. M. Robertson, U.S.A., Commanding (September 17, 1862.) Horse Batteries B and L (Consolidated), 2nd U.S. Artillery, crossed the Antietam by the Middle Bridge, in the forenoon of September . . . — — Map (db m7055) HM

15 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 95 — Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. Artillery. Captain Horatio G. Gibson, U.S.A. Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Horse Batteries C and G (Consolidated), 3d U.S. Artillery, crossed the Antietam in the forenoon of September 17, and went into . . . — — Map (db m7027) HM

16 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 96 — Battery E, 1st U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery E, 1st U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Alanson M. Randol, U.S.A., Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Early in the afternoon of the 17th, Battery E, 1st U.S. Artillery, crossed the Antietam by the Middle Bridge and relieved Robertson's . . . — — Map (db m7026) HM

17 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 97 — Battery K, 5th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery K, 5th U.S. Artillery, Lieut. William E. Van Reed, U.S.A., Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Battery K, 5th U.S. Artillery, crossed the Antietam, by the Middle Bridge and about 2 p.m., September 17, relieved Battery M, 2d U.S. . . . — — Map (db m7059) HM

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18 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 101 — Batteries A and C 4th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Batteries A and C 4th U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Evan Thomas, U.S.A., Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Batteries A and C (consolidated), 4th U.S. Artillery (6 guns), relieved Battery I, 1st U.S. Artillery just north of this point and went . . . — — Map (db m6032) HM

19 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 103 — Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery Capt. Joseph B. Campbell, U.S.A. Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Early in the morning this battery advanced from its bivouac north of Jos. Poffenberger's, passing through the North Woods to the ploughed . . . — — Map (db m6105) HM

20 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 104 — Battery D, 2d U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery D, 2nd U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Edward B. Williston, U.S.A., Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Battery D, 2nd U.S. Artillery, moved from its bivouac near Crampton's Pass on the morning of the 17th and went into position south of the . . . — — Map (db m6034) HM

21 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 105 — Battery C, 5th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery C, 5th U.S. Artillery Captain Dunbar R. Ransom, U.S.A. Commanding, (September 16-17, 1862.) On the evening of September 16th, Battery C, 5th U.S. Artillery came into battery 370 yards east of the Hagerstown Pike, on the south edge . . . — — Map (db m6087) HM

22 ► 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 . . . — — Map (db m6722) HM

23 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 107 — Battery E, 4th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery E, 4th U.S. Artillery. Capt. Joseph C. Clark Jr., U.S.A. Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) At daybreak Battery E, 4th U.S. Artillery, was in bivouac in rear of the high ground east of the Burnside Bridge. Soon after daybreak it . . . — — Map (db m6718) HM

24 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 103/108 — Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Leonard Martin, U.S.A., Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Early in the morning of the 17th, Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery, generally known as Ayers' Battery, moved with Smith's Division, Sixth Army . . . — — Map (db m6030) HM

25 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 109 — Battery I, 1st U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery I, 1st U.S. Artillery, Lieut. Geo. A. Woodruff, U.S.A. Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Between 9 and 10 a.m., Battery I, 1st Artillery, advancing by the Smoketown Road, passed through the East Woods to the assistance of the . . . — — Map (db m185587) HM

26 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 111 — Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery Lieut. Marcus P. Miller, U.S.A. Commanding (September 17, 1862.) Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery, belonged to the Artillery Reserve, which was attached to the Fifth Army Corps. On the morning of the 17th, the . . . — — Map (db m6757) HM

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27 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 112 — Battery A, 5th U.S. Artillery —

U.S.A. Battery A, 5th U.S. Artillery. Lieut. Chas. P. Muhlenburg, U.S.A. Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) On the morning of the 17th, Battery A was in position on the crest of the hill east of the Rohrbach Lane, east of and overlooking the . . . — — Map (db m6758) HM

28 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 305 — Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command, Col. Stephen D. Lee, C.S.A., Commanding. Organization. Ashland Artillery Va., Bedford Artillery Va., Brooks Artillery S.C., Madison Light Artillery La., Eubank's Battery Va., Parker's Battery Va. . . . — — Map (db m7241) HM

29 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 306 — Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command, Colonel Stephen D. Lee, C.S.A., Commanding. Organization. Ashland (Va.) Artillery Madison (La.) Artillery Bedford (Va.) Artillery Eubanks' (Va.) Artillery Brooks (S.C.) Artillery Parker's (Va.) . . . — — Map (db m6343) HM

30 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 307 — Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command, Col J. B. Walton, Commanding. Organization. 1st Company, Washington Artillery, La. 2nd Company, Washington Artillery, La. 3rd Company, Washington Artillery, La. 4th Company, Washington . . . — — Map (db m7232) HM

31 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 308 — Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command, Col. J. B. Walton Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) During the forenoon the Washington Artillery was engaged with the enemy's heavy batteries on the opposite side of Antietam Creek. At 9:15, the . . . — — Map (db m7233) HM

32 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 311 — Longstreet's Command — Reserve Artillery, Hood's Division —

C.S.A. Longstreet's Command. Reserve Artillery, Hood's Division, Major B.W. Frobel, C.S.A., Commanding. Organization. German (South Carolina) Artillery, Palmetto (South Carolina) Artillery, Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery. September 15-17, . . . — — Map (db m7243) HM

33 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 316 — Jones' Battalion, Reserve Artillery —

C.S.A. Jones' Battalion, Reserve Artillery, Major H.P. Jones, Commanding. Organization. Morris (Virginia) Artillery, Orange (Virginia) Artillery, Turner's (Virginia) Battery, Wimbish's (Virginia) Battery, (September 17, 1862.) Jones' artillery . . . — — Map (db m7279) HM

34 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 355 — Reserve Artillery — Army of Northern Virginia —

C.S.A. Reserve Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia, Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton, Commanding. September 16-18, 1862. A portion of the Reserve Artillery took part in the battle of September 16-17; The rest was posted at the fords, in the . . . — — Map (db m7231) HM

35 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 377 — Wise (Virginia) Artillery —

C.S.A. Wise (Virginia) Artillery. Capt. J.S. Brown, Commanding. The Wise Artillery was the only one of the four batteries attached to D.R. Jones' Division which was present on the field. During the greater part of the engagement it occupied the . . . — — Map (db m6606) HM

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36 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — “I Hate Cannons” —

Confederate Colonel Stephen D. Lee positioned his batteries to repel Union attacks toward the Dunker Church. The attacks came and the guns fired solid shot and explosive shells and canister - tin cans filled with small lead or iron balls that . . . — — Map (db m6368) HM

37 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — A Converging Storm of Iron —

Confederate Col. Stephen D. Lee placed his battalion of nineteen cannons here. Throughout the morning, Union infantry and artillery aimed their attacks towards this high ground and the Dunker Church. Twenty-five percent of his men were killed or . . . — — Map (db m20575) HM

38 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — “Load” “Commence Firing” —

Civil War canoneers of both armies learned from the Artillery Drill manual: "To the Field Artillery belongs the service of the batteries which manoeuver with the troops on the field of battle. It is divided into two parts. Horse Artillery, which . . . — — Map (db m6350) HM

39 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — A Savage Continual Thunder —

At Antietam, the open and rolling terrain benefited the artillerymen of both armies. By placing their cannon on high ground, Blue and Gray alike were able to effectively strike enemy troop positions at great distances. Over 500 cannon thundered . . . — — Map (db m20591) HM

40 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — The Baltimore Battery —

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