. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ch is uponboth sides of the road alittle north of Millers house. Some of Meades men were supposed to be inthe northernmost extension of the West Wood, and thus to cover Gibbonsright flank as he advanced. Part of Battery B, 4th United States Artillery(Gibbons own battery), was run forward to Millers barn and stack-yard onthe right of the road, and fired over the heads of the advancing batteries were similarly placed more to the
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ch is uponboth sides of the road alittle north of Millers house. Some of Meades men were supposed to be inthe northernmost extension of the West Wood, and thus to cover Gibbonsright flank as he advanced. Part of Battery B, 4th United States Artillery(Gibbons own battery), was run forward to Millers barn and stack-yard onthe right of the road, and fired over the heads of the advancing batteries were similarly placed more to the left. The line moved swiftlyforward through Millers orchard and kitchen garden, breaking through a stoutpicket fence on the near side, down into the moist ground of the hollow, andup through the com, which was higher than their heads, and shut out every-thing from view. At the southern side of the field they came to a low fence,beyond which was an open field, at the farther side of which was the enemysline. But Gibbons right, covered by the corn, had outmarched the left,which had been exposed to a terrible fire, and the direction taken had been a. ■|.i- THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. 639 little oblique, so that the right wing of the 6th Wisconsin, the flanking regi-ment, had crossed the turnpike and was suddenly assailed by a sharp firefrom the West Wood on its Hank. They swung back into the road, lyingdown along the high, stout post-and-rail fence, keeping up their fire byshooting between the rails. Leaving this little band to protect their right,the main line, which had come up on the left, leaped the fence at the southedge of the corn-field and cha rg< d a«sross the open at the enemy in front, Butthe concentrated fire of artillery and musketry was more than they couldbear. Men fell by scores and hundreds, and the thinned lines gave way andran for the shelter of the corn. They were rallied in the hollow on the northside of the field. The enemy had rapidly extended his left und
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