Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . BATTLE OF ANTIETAM OR tiHARFSlWRG. 325 and plain, and McClellan warf aware of the fact. He had the opportunity tocut off eacli division in detail, but lacked the nerve and dash to do it. Therewere subordinates in the Army of the Potomac who yearned for just such achance, but McClellans timidity and excessive caution deprived him of anothergolden opportunity, as it had done before and was soon to do again. The position of Lee
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . BATTLE OF ANTIETAM OR tiHARFSlWRG. 325 and plain, and McClellan warf aware of the fact. He had the opportunity tocut off eacli division in detail, but lacked the nerve and dash to do it. Therewere subordinates in the Army of the Potomac who yearned for just such achance, but McClellans timidity and excessive caution deprived him of anothergolden opportunity, as it had done before and was soon to do again. The position of Lee was among a range of hills, which, following the formof a crescent, extended from the lower i^oiut of Antietam Creek to a bend inthe Potomac. Jackson was straining every nerve to joni Lee, but his men were. ANTIETAM BRIDGE. taxed beyond endurance, and many of tliem fell by the roadside from utterexhaustion, only a portion reaching Rharpsburg on the 16th. The full Confed-erate army did not exceed 40,000, while IMcClellan, who arrived on the oppositeside of Antietam Creek, that afternoon, had 70,000. Instead of attacking atonce, he waited two days, and thus gave Lee time to gather many thousandstragglers. BATTLE OF ANTIETAM OR RHARPSBUEO. Finally, when INIcClellan had no excuse for further delay, and the enemywas in fine form, he opened the attack on the morning of the 17th. To reach 326 ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN. Lee the Union commauder liad to cross the creek, which was spanned by threebridges, each defended by Confederate batteries. The first attacic was by Hooker on the enemys left, where he drove Jack-son back, after he had been reinforced by Hood, cleared the woods, and tookpossession of the Dunker Church, which stood slightly north of Sharpsburg,A little way beyond the Confederates
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