. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . was concen-trating and that a great battle was imminent. Gen. Porter, in his report, says: Morells Division arrivedabout noon on the 17th, the day of the battle, replaced Rich-ardsons Division in support of the batteries on the right ofAntietam bridge. Here it remained until afternoon when the2d and 3d Brigades were dispatched rapidly to the right tosupport Gen. Sumners Corps. On reaching that part of thefield the emergency under which the order was made hadpassed and afte
. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . was concen-trating and that a great battle was imminent. Gen. Porter, in his report, says: Morells Division arrivedabout noon on the 17th, the day of the battle, replaced Rich-ardsons Division in support of the batteries on the right ofAntietam bridge. Here it remained until afternoon when the2d and 3d Brigades were dispatched rapidly to the right tosupport Gen. Sumners Corps. On reaching that part of thefield the emergency under which the order was made hadpassed and after dark those Brigades returned to their formerpositions. The 5th Corps had only the Divisions of Morell andSykes on the field during the battle. Morells Division wasnot actually engaged, but was charged with the important dutyof maintaining the center of the general line, behind whichwas massed the reserve artillery, the ammunition and sup-ply trains of the army. The plan of battle was for the Corpsof Hooker, Mansfield and Sumner to attack and turn the Con-federate left flank; and in the event that Lee should detach. ■■ GEORGE BOWEX HEREXDEX. Son of Richard and Elmina Bow en Herendeen was born at Newport, HerkimerCounty, X. V., December 21, 1837; educated in Common and Academic schools,studied law at Toliet, 111., and at the Albany 1 X. Y.) University, was admittedto the Bar in i860 and in May. 1861 entered Civil War service as a private ofCo. B, 10 X. Y. M. doing Guard duty at the Albany Barracks; August 16, 1861,enlisted as a private in the 44th X. Y. Y. I., and in 1862 was promoted to Ser-geant Major, _>d 1st Lieut., and Adjutant; served in the field until Janu-ary 21, 1S64, when detached for service in the Department of the East; PostAdjt. Elmira, X. Y., Post (J. M. Auburn, X. Y., and Judge Adv. of Genl CourtMartial, Elmira, X. V., until October 11, 1804, on the expiration of the regi-ments term of service, when he was honorably mustered out at Albany. X.
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