. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . 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
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . 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. KNAPS BATTERY, JUST AFTER THE BLOODY WORK AT ANTIETAM 2 4 / East. They were ready to forget his failure to capture Rich-mond in the early summer and to contrast his partial successeson the Peninsida with the drastic defeat of his successor atthe Second Bull Run. When McClellan, therefore, passed through Maryland tothe scene of the coming hattle, many of the people received himwith joy and enthusiasm. At Frederick City, he tells us inhis Own Story, he was nearly overwhelmed and pulled topieces, and the people invited him into their houses and gavehim every demonstration of confidence. The first encounter, a double one, took place on September14th, at two passes of South Mountain, a continuation of theBlue Ridge, north of the Potomac. General Franklin, whohad been sent to relieve Harpers Ferry, met a Confederateforce at Cramptons Gap and defeated it in a sharp battle ofthree hours duration. Meanwhile, the First and Ninth ArmyCorps, under Burnside, encountered a stronger force at Turners
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