. 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 .. . shot,as the two guns were discharged about the same instant. Thegunners were Corporal Robert Conard, of Bucks County, servingthe third gun, and Corporal John O. Burdan, of Berks County,serving the fourth gun—both skillful marksmen. The evidence ofthe comrades, however, preponderates in support of the claim thatCorporal Conard blew u\) the enemys caisson. After the Confederate
. 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 .. . shot,as the two guns were discharged about the same instant. Thegunners were Corporal Robert Conard, of Bucks County, servingthe third gun, and Corporal John O. Burdan, of Berks County,serving the fourth gun—both skillful marksmen. The evidence ofthe comrades, however, preponderates in support of the claim thatCorporal Conard blew u\) the enemys caisson. After the Confederate artillery had been silenced, the batterysfire was directed upon the broken and retiring ranks of the enemy,who were being driven back on the right by Hookers vigorousattack. The batterys elevated position on the Antietam Hillsafforded a view of the greater part of the battle-field, from whichit was clearly seen that the enemys lines were badly broken. Theywere falling back over a certain large, newly plowed field in greatnumbers. Into this mass of demoralized troops the battery hurledits ten-pound Parrott projectiles with telling effect. The distancewas about 2640 yards or ly^ miles. While thus engaged the gun-. The Maryland Campaign—Antietam. 79 ners attention was suddenly drawn to the rising of heavy clouds ofdust above the top of the woods within the enemys line in front,which proved to have been caused by the march of Jacksons troopsfrom Harpers Ferry, coming up on a double-quick to reinforceLees sorely pressed left. The fire of Durells guns was nowdirected to the vicinity of the clouds of dust, and kept up vigor-ously until it disappeared. A white horse, supposed to be mountedby a Confederate officer of high rank, appeared on a ridge in thedistance to the right. One of Durells guns was aimed at thehorse and fired, the shot taking effect. From the following story,related by General James Longstreet, in Leaders and Battles of theCivil War, it appears that General D. H.
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