. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . 8 THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. to the higher level. There was, however, another small clip beyond, whichcould not be seen from Hookers position; and on the second ridge, near thechurch, and extending across the turnpike eastward into the East Wood, couldbe seen the Confederate line of gray, partly sheltered by piles of rails takenfrom the fences. They seemed to Hooker to be at the farther side of the corn-field and at the top of the first rise of ground beyond Millers. It was plain tha
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . 8 THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. to the higher level. There was, however, another small clip beyond, whichcould not be seen from Hookers position; and on the second ridge, near thechurch, and extending across the turnpike eastward into the East Wood, couldbe seen the Confederate line of gray, partly sheltered by piles of rails takenfrom the fences. They seemed to Hooker to be at the farther side of the corn-field and at the top of the first rise of ground beyond Millers. It was plain that the high groundabout the little whitechurch was the key ofthe enemys position,and if that could becarried Hookers taskwould be well done. The Confederatesopened the engagementby a rapid fire froma battery near the EastWood as soon as it waslight, and Hooker an-swered the challengeby an immediate orderfor his line to division. was in two lines, Gib- h THE PRY HOUSE, GENERAL MtCLELLANS HEADQUARTERS AT THE BATTLEOF ANTIETAM. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1886. bons and Phelpss bri-gades in front, sup-ported by Patrick andHofmann. Gibbon hadthe right and guidedupon the turnpike. Pat-rick held a small woodin his rear, which is uponboth sides of the road alittle north of Millers house. Some of Meades men were supposed to be inthe northernmost extension of the West Wood, and thus to cover Gibbonsright flank as he advanced. Part of Battery B, 4th United States Artillery(Gibbons own battery), was run forward to Millers barn and stack-yard onthe right of the road, and fired over the heads of the advancing batteries were similarly placed more to the left. The line moved swiftlyforward through Millers orchard and kitchen garden, breaking through a stoutpicket fence on the near side, down into the moist ground of the hollow, andup through the corn, which was higher than their heads, and shut out every-thin
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