. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . tacked at tlie time ap-pointed, the outcome of Antietam couldscarcely have been other than a decisivevictory for the Federals. Even at the timewhen Burnsides tardy advance began, itmust ha\e prevailed against the weakenedand wearied Confederates had not the freshtroops of A. P. Hill averted the disaster. AFTER THE In the advance along the Sharpsburg road nearthe Sherrick house the 79th New York High-landers deployed as skirmishers. From or-chards and cornfields and from behind fences andhaystacks the Confederate sharpshoote
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . tacked at tlie time ap-pointed, the outcome of Antietam couldscarcely have been other than a decisivevictory for the Federals. Even at the timewhen Burnsides tardy advance began, itmust ha\e prevailed against the weakenedand wearied Confederates had not the freshtroops of A. P. Hill averted the disaster. AFTER THE In the advance along the Sharpsburg road nearthe Sherrick house the 79th New York High-landers deployed as skirmishers. From or-chards and cornfields and from behind fences andhaystacks the Confederate sharpshooters openedupon them, but they swept on, driving in a partof Jones division and capturing a battery justbefore A. P. Hills troops arrived. Rlth thesereenforcements the Confederates drove back thebrave Highlanders from the subiu-bs of Sharps-burg, which they had reached. Stubborn Scotchblood would permit only a reluctant fighting occurred around the Sherrickhouse with results seen in the lower closed the battle, both sides a uttrttim—iEht ilmjastnu af titr Nndh ^•
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