. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . REGIMENT THAT EOUG Here sits Colonel T. G. Morehead, whocommanded the lOoth Pennsylvania,of the Second Corps. At order came to advance, and witha cheer the Second Corps—men whofor over two years had never lost agun nor struck a color—pressed for-ward. But again they were was almost an hour later whenSedgwicks division, with Sumner atthe head, crossed the Antietam. Arriv-ingnearly opposite the Dunkerchurch,it swept out over the cornfiel
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . REGIMENT THAT EOUG Here sits Colonel T. G. Morehead, whocommanded the lOoth Pennsylvania,of the Second Corps. At order came to advance, and witha cheer the Second Corps—men whofor over two years had never lost agun nor struck a color—pressed for-ward. But again they were was almost an hour later whenSedgwicks division, with Sumner atthe head, crossed the Antietam. Arriv-ingnearly opposite the Dunkerchurch,it swept out over the cornfields. Onit went, by Greenes right, through theWest Woods; here it met the awfulcounter-stroke of Earlys reenforceddivision and, stubbornly-resisting, washurled back wjth frightful loss. SOUTH MOUNTAIN. IIIIRTY-FIFTH NEW YORK Early in the morning of September 17,1862, 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 quickly substitutingcanister for shot and shell, the menheld their ground and stemmed theConfederate advance. Near this spotGeneral Mansfield was mortallywounded while deploying his noon a section of Knaps bat-tery was detached to the assistance ofGeneral Greene, in the East Woods. COLONEL T. G. MOREHEAD A HERO OF SEDGWICKS CHARGE
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