. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Early in the morning of September 17,18G2, Knaps battery (shown below)got into the thick of the action of .-tietam. General Mansfield had postedit opposite the north end of the WestWoods, close to the Confederate guns opened fire at seven unsupported, the batterywas twice charged upon during themorning; but quickly substitutingcanister for shot and shell, the menheld their ground and stemmed theConfederate advance. Near this spotGeneral Man
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Early in the morning of September 17,18G2, Knaps battery (shown below)got into the thick of the action of .-tietam. General Mansfield had postedit opposite the north end of the WestWoods, close to the Confederate guns opened fire at seven unsupported, the batterywas twice charged upon during themorning; but quickly substitutingcanister for shot and shell, the menheld their ground and stemmed theConfederate advance. Near this spotGeneral Mansfield was mortallywounded while deploying his noon a section of Knaps bat-tery was detached to the assistance ofGeneral Greene, in the East Woods. COLONEL T. G. MOREHEAD A HERO OF SEDGWICKS CHARGE. KNAPS BATTERY, JUST AFTER THE BLOODY WORK AT ANTIETAM utt^tam—®lp diuuafitou oi tI^^^ N0x*tl| ^ -^ Y ~-^ But General Halleck had ordered him to hold Harpers Ferryto the last, and Allies interpreted this order to mean that hemust hold the town itself. He therefore failed to occupy theheights around it in sufficient strength and thus permitted him-self to be caught in a trajj. During the day of the 1-ith the Confederate artillery wasdragged uj) the mountain sides, and in the afternoon a heavyfire was opened on the doomed Federal garrison. On thatday IMcClellan received word from Miles that the latter coiddhold out for two days longer and the commanding general sentword: Hold out to the last extremity. If it is possible, re-occui\y the JMaryland Heights with your entire force. If youcan do that I will certainly be able to relieve you. . Holdout to the last. jNIcClellan was ajjproaching slowly and feltconfident he could relieve the place. On the morning of the the roar of Con
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