. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . ttacked at the 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 have prevailed against the weakenedand w earied Confederates had not the freshtroops of A. P. Hill averted the disaster. AFTER THE ADVANCE In the advance along the Sharpsburg road nearthe Sherrick house the 79th New York High-landers deployed as skirmishers. From or-chards an
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . ttacked at the 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 have prevailed against the weakenedand w earied Confederates had not the freshtroops of A. P. Hill averted the disaster. AFTER THE ADVANCE 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. With thesereinforcements the Confederates drove back thebrave Highlanders from the suburbs 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
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