. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ff-like hill commanding the approach to the ford from the east. $ Here Iposted a battalion of skirmishers. While these dispositions, after a careful reconnoissance of the ground onboth sides of the Antietam, were being made, the booming of artillery, atsome distance on my left, warned us that the battle had begun. As themorning wore on the firing grew heavier aud heavier, until Elk Mountain, tothe eastward, gave back an incessant echo. Aboul 9
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ff-like hill commanding the approach to the ford from the east. $ Here Iposted a battalion of skirmishers. While these dispositions, after a careful reconnoissance of the ground onboth sides of the Antietam, were being made, the booming of artillery, atsome distance on my left, warned us that the battle had begun. As themorning wore on the firing grew heavier aud heavier, until Elk Mountain, tothe eastward, gave back an incessant echo. Aboul 9 oclock an order was brought by a staff-officer of General Lee,directing me to hurry to the left to reenforce Jackson, who was being hardpressed. Hastily recalling my skirmishers,. I hurried forward, left in front,along the rear of the whole Confederate line of battle. As I passed what is nowknown as < lemetery Hill, 1 saw General Lee standing erect and calm, with afield-glass to his eve, his fine form sharply outlined against the sky, and I &The ford by which Rodman erosseil sifter Walkers forces were withdrawn.—Editors. SHARPSBURG. 677. liHUMil; bridge andI above, Subse-lst Pennsylvania the pines on the This pietiive. altera pliotiiinapli takin in l«s.,. isn viiw diTinis Kit lliat cmlv a few of the Union position from the hill where Confederate soughl shelter bel 1 the • artillery wan planted to enfilade the bridge. From a quently, the bridge wascarrie Maryland and tin-1UI1 New Hamp^liiiv and tin- 5181 Xi■« York, char; charged up the road, but they were swept by Bucha mm- hill-aide (seep, 652).—Editors thought I had never seen a nobler figure. He seemed quite unconscious thatthe enemys shells were exploding around and beyond him. To those who have not been witnesses of a great battle like this, wheremore than a hundred thousand men, armed with all the appliances of modernscience and skill, are engaged in the work of slaughtering each
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