. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ed at the time ap-l)ointed, the outcome of Antietam couldscarcely have been other than a decisivevictory for the Federals. Even at the timewhen Humsides lardy advance began, itmust have prevailed against the weakenedand wearied Confederates had not the freshtroops of .\. P. Hill ,n verted the disaster. AFTER THE ADVANCE In the advance along the Sharpsburg road nearthe Sherriek house the 79th New- York High-landers deployed as skirmishers. From or-chards and cornfields
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ed at the time ap-l)ointed, the outcome of Antietam couldscarcely have been other than a decisivevictory for the Federals. Even at the timewhen Humsides lardy advance began, itmust have prevailed against the weakenedand wearied Confederates had not the freshtroops of .\. P. Hill ,n verted the disaster. AFTER THE ADVANCE In the advance along the Sharpsburg road nearthe Sherriek house the 79th New- York High-landers deployed as skirmishers. From or-chards and cornfields and from behind fences andhaystacks the Confederate openedupon them, but they swept on, driving in a partof Jones division and capturing a battery justbefore .\. P. Hills troops arrived. With thesereenforcements the Confederates drove back thebrave Highlanders from the suburbs of Sharps-burg, which they had reached. Stubborn Scotchblood would permit only a reluctant fighting occurred around the Sherriekhouse with results seen in the lower closed the battle, both sides
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