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By Craig Swain, July 28, 2007

1862 Antietam Campaign - Lee Invades Maryland Marker

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1 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 1862 Antietam Campaign — Lee Invades Maryland —

Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George . . . — — Map (db m1967) HM

2 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 78 — Companies G. I. and K., 4th U.S. Infantry —

U.S.A. Companies G. I. and K., 4th U.S. Infantry. Lieut. C.H. Carlton, Commanding. September 17, 1862. Between 3 and 4 p.m., of the 17th, the 4th U.S. Infantry took position on the right (north) of the Boonsboro Pike, near the Bloody Lane. . . . — — Map (db m7087) HM

3 ► 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

4 ► 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

5 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 4th New York Volunteer Infantry — 1st Scott Life Guard —

(Top Plaque): 4th New York Vols. First Scott Life Guard 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division 2nd Corps (Lower Plaque): Mustered in service May 4, 1861. Participated with the Army of the Potomac in the Battles of South Mountain, Antietam, . . . — — Map (db m7282) WM

6 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 20th New York Volunteer Infantry —

(Front): 20th Regiment. N.Y. Vols. Turner Rifles. 3d Brig. 2d Div. 6th Corps. ——— 1861-1863. (Right): Zum Andenken an unsere Gefallen Kameraden errichtet von den Ueberlebenden des Regts (Left): . . . — — Map (db m59837) HM

7 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — The Soldiers Monument — “Old Simon” —

Not for themselves but for their country September 17, 1862 — — Map (db m7288) HM

8 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Company F, 1st United States Sharpshooters —

. . . — — Map (db m7287) HM

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9 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 304 — Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Longstreet's Command. Maj. Gen. James Longstreet, Commanding. September 17, 1862. Early in the day several brigades of this command were sent to the vicinity of the Dunkard Church in support of Jackson's Command. At about 9:15 a.m. . . . — — Map (db m7240) HM

10 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 303 — Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Longstreet's Command, Major General James Longstreet, Commanding. (September 14-16, 1862.) Longstreet's command, consisting of D.R. Jones' and Hood's Divisions and Evans' Brigade, with D.H. Hill's Division of Jackson's Command, withdrew . . . — — Map (db m7237) HM

11 ► 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

12 ► 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

13 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 328 — Longstreet's Command — Anderson's Brigade, D.R. Jones' Division —

C.S.A. Longstreet's Command. Anderson's Brigade, D.R. Jones' Division. Col. George T. Anderson, 11th Georgia Infantry, Commanding. Organization. 1st Georgia Infantry (Regulars.) 7th Georgia Infantry, 8th Georgia Infantry, 9th Georgia Infantry, . . . — — Map (db m7256) HM

14 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 321 — D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command, Brig. Gen. David R. Jones, Commanding. September 17, 1862. The division formed at daylight on the plateau commanding the approaches to the Burnside Bridge. At about noon the enemy made several . . . — — Map (db m7257) HM

15 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 322 — D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command. Brig. Gen. David R. Jones, Commanding. September 15-16, 1862. This division, composed of the brigades of Toombs, Kempter, Drayton, [J]en[k]ins, Garnett, and George T. Anderson, withdrew from its . . . — — Map (db m7258) HM

16 ► 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

17 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 309 — Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command, Brig. Gen. John B. Hood, Commanding. September 15-16, 1862. Hood's Division withdrew from its position on South Mountain and marched to Sharpsburg during the night of September 14, acting as rear . . . — — Map (db m7242) HM

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18 ► 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

19 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 312 — Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command, Brig. Gen. Nathan G. Evans, Commanding Organization. 17th South Carolina Infantry, 18th South Carolina Infantry, 22nd South Carolina Infantry, 23rd South Carolina Infantry, Holcombe S.C. Legion, . . . — — Map (db m7260) HM

20 ► Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 313 — Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command —

C.S.A. Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command. Brig. Gen. Nathan G. Evans, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Evans' Brigade continued in support of the artillery during the morning of the 17th, covering the approaches to Sharpsburg by the . . . — — Map (db m7269) HM

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