. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ceased. The Federals had been handsomely metand vigorously dealt with, four corps of the Army of the Potomacbeing so much broken by loss and fatigue that they were unableto renew the contest. The attack on the left having failed. GeneralBurnside, with twenty thousand fresh troops, began an assault onthe Confederate right. His main point of attack was a bridge onthe Antietam, southeast of Sharpsburg, on the Pleasant ValleyRoad. Though gallantly defended, it was carried by the Federalsabout four oclock in the daj?, when General B
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ceased. The Federals had been handsomely metand vigorously dealt with, four corps of the Army of the Potomacbeing so much broken by loss and fatigue that they were unableto renew the contest. The attack on the left having failed. GeneralBurnside, with twenty thousand fresh troops, began an assault onthe Confederate right. His main point of attack was a bridge onthe Antietam, southeast of Sharpsburg, on the Pleasant ValleyRoad. Though gallantly defended, it was carried by the Federalsabout four oclock in the daj?, when General Burnside crossed theAntietam and formed his troops. A sharp engagement succeededwith Hills division, which opportunely arrived from Harpers Ferry,and the small division commanded by Jones, and just at sundown SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 233 Burnside was forced to recross the Antietam, and the battle ofSharpsburg had come to an end. That night General Lee prepared for a renewal of the battleon the following day. Nothing had occnrred to cause him or his. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE AND GEN I troops any discouragement. The iSth of September found Leeand his army in readiness for the enemy, but McClellan declinedto attack them. 234 GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE, General Lee, upon reflection, foresaw that no important resultscould be achieved by a second battle with McClellan, whose forceshad been augmented by fifteen thousand fresh troops; and duringthe night of the 19th he withdrew his forces to the south side ofthe , and took a position a few miles west of following morning McClellan, finding that the Confederateposition had been evacuated, ordered a pursuit, which, however,proved unavailing. There has been a great deal of dispute between historiansregarding the results of the battle of Antietam [Sharpsburg] toboth armies, but there can be no doubt at this day, with all theaccounts submitted on both sides of the controversy, that it was adrawn battle, wi
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