. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . 1 f THE OLD LUTHKlilN Clllia il. SHARPSBURG. FROM Hill. ,l; Mil. The church stands at the cant end of the village, on Main street, and was a Federal hospital after the battle. Burnsides skirmishers gained a hold in the lirst cross-street below tlic churcli, whero there was considerable lighting. On the hill in the extreme distance Main street becomes the Shepherdstown road, by which the Confederates retreated.—Editors. turned upon McLa
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . 1 f THE OLD LUTHKlilN Clllia il. SHARPSBURG. FROM Hill. ,l; Mil. The church stands at the cant end of the village, on Main street, and was a Federal hospital after the battle. Burnsides skirmishers gained a hold in the lirst cross-street below tlic churcli, whero there was considerable lighting. On the hill in the extreme distance Main street becomes the Shepherdstown road, by which the Confederates retreated.—Editors. turned upon McLaws at Maryland Heights, before I could have reached eitherpoint. As it was, McClellan, after finding the order, moved with more confi-dence on toward South Mountain, where D. H. Hill was stationed as a Con-federate rear-guard with five thousand men under his command. As I havestated, my command was at Hagerstown, thirteen miles farther on. GeneralLee was with me, and on the night of the 13th Ave received information thatMcClellan was at the foot of South Mountain with his great army. GeneralLee ordered me to march back to the mountain early the
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