. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Early in tlie morning of September 17,1SC2, Knaps battery (shown below)got into the thick of the action of An-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 quicldj substitutingcanister for shot and shell, the menheld their ground and stemmed theConfederate advance. Near this spotGeneral Mansfield was mortallywounded wliile deploying his no


. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Early in tlie morning of September 17,1SC2, Knaps battery (shown below)got into the thick of the action of An-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 quicldj substitutingcanister for shot and shell, the menheld their ground and stemmed theConfederate advance. Near this spotGeneral Mansfield was mortallywounded wliile deploying his noon a section of Knaps bat-tery was detached to the assistance ofGeneral (ireenc. in the East Woods. COLONEL T. G. MOREHE.\D A HERO OF SEDGWICKS CHARGE. KNAPS BATTERY, JUST AFTER THE BLOODY WORK AT ANTIETAM nti^ttim—Sli? ilttuaBinu nt tlt^ Nnrtl| ^ -^ r


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