. History of Durell's Battery in the Civil War (Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery.) A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion .. . over with thetarpauhn, and shivered through the remainder of the night as besthe could. It was expected that the battle would be renewed at the breakof day ; but all was cpiiet in front, not even the sound ofan occasional shot upon the picket line being heard. The Con-federates had retired from the field during the night. Ihe twosections which had been sent to the rear the ev
. History of Durell's Battery in the Civil War (Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery.) A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion .. . over with thetarpauhn, and shivered through the remainder of the night as besthe could. It was expected that the battle would be renewed at the breakof day ; but all was cpiiet in front, not even the sound ofan occasional shot upon the picket line being heard. The Con-federates had retired from the field during the night. Ihe twosections which had been sent to the rear the evening beforereturned in the morning, accompanied by the baggage them a good supply of black coffee, pork and hard breadwas served to the men who had performed night duty, and weresoon ready to join their comrades in roaming over the battlefieldand extending a helping hand to the wounded who were still plen-tifully scattered over the field. About midday (Jenerals McClellan and Burnside came up themountain road together, and were lustily cheered by the troops asthey rode through the lines to the front. At i oclock the batteryadvanced toward Shar])sburg and bivouacked in a corn-stubble fieldfor the VIRGINIA MAP OF ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD The Maryland ;n—xtietam 77 CHAPTER X. The Maryland Campaign—Antietam. THE enemies shell bursting near the battery sounded thereveille on the morning of the i6th. The Confederateshad opened their batteries on the Union line of battle,which at this point was posted upon the hills overlooking AntietamCreek, many of their shells over-reaching the mark and burstingamong the troops lying in reserve. One shell burst in a line ofinfantry stationed in close proximity to the battery and killed andwounded a number of men. The battery was ordered to the frontin the afternoon and took a position on the right of the NinthCorps line in the edge of the woods, on a road leading to StoneBridge, No, 3, and distant about half a mile from
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