. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . the lower bridge, cross overand attack the division of A. P. Hill, en-countered unexpected delays, and was re-tarded in his moverjents. On the renewed the battle at sunrise, and untillate in the afternoon the conflict raged withajmost unabated fury. Here fell the valiantGeneral Mansfield and thousands of his com- .cades. At last Burnside f
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . the lower bridge, cross overand attack the division of A. P. Hill, en-countered unexpected delays, and was re-tarded in his moverjents. On the renewed the battle at sunrise, and untillate in the afternoon the conflict raged withajmost unabated fury. Here fell the valiantGeneral Mansfield and thousands of his com- .cades. At last Burnside forced the lower crossing, and carried the battle far up in thedirection of Sharpsburg ; but the Confederates,being reinforced from other parts of the field,made a rally, and the Federals were drivenback nearly to the Antietam. It was only byterrible fighting that Burnside succeeded inholding his position on the west bank of thestream ; but on the approach of darkness thegreater part of the Union Army had gained asafe lodgment between the river and Sharps-burg. The Confederate forces stiil held nearlythe same ground as iu the morning, and itseemed that the final struggle was reservedfor the morrow. On that day, however, General McClellan. STONEWALL JACKSON IN BATTLE. acted on the defensive. It was another ofthose fatal delays for which the military careerof that General was unfortunately the 18th two strong divisions of rein-forcements, under Generals Humphreys andCouch, arrived, and it was resolved to re-new the attack on the following in the meantime General Lee, wiser thanhis antagonist, had availed himself of the de-lay, withdrawn his .shattered legions fromtheir position, and recrossed the Potomac intoVirginia. The great conflict, which had costthe Union Army an aggregate of ten thousandmen, had ended in a drawn battle, in whichthere was little to be praised except theheroism of the soldiery. To the Confederates, 128 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN
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