September 17, 1862 (Continued)

September 17, 1862 (Continued) (HM371)

Location: Keedysville, MD 21756 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 28.175', W 77° 44.177'

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September 17, 1862 (Continued)

French's Division, following Sedgwick across the Antietam, on reaching the East Woods Wheeled to the left, drove the Confederate outposts from the Roulette Buildings and about 9:30 a.m., engaged the brigade of Rodes, Colquitts and Garland. Posted on the west end of Bloody Lane, George. B. Anderson's Brigade (on Rodes' right) endeavored to turn French's left but was forced back by the advance of Richardson's Division, which formed on French's left. Five brigades of R.H. Anderson's Confederate divisions came to the assistance of the four brigades already engaged. About noon French and Richardson carried the Bloody Lane and the high ground immediately south of it. The Confederates retreating to and beyond Piper's.

Meanwhile Pleasonton's cavalry had crossed the Antietam by the Middle Bridge and, advancing on the Boonsboro Pike, drove in the Confederate skirmishers, four horse batteries followed and were put in position on the ridge crossing the pike about 880 yards southeast of this, and engaged the Confederate artillery on Cemetery Hill. The horse batteries were relieved at intervals by two batteries of Sykes' Division. After noon portions of Sykes' regular division crossed the Antietam and, in co-operation with Ninth Corps, compelled the Confederate artillery to abandon Cemetery Hill. About 5 p.m. the Seventh Maine Infantry charged across the Bloody Lane at a point about 450 yards west of this and reached the Piper Barn but was soon driven back with great loss.
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HM NumberHM371
Series This marker is part of the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series
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Marker Number121
Placed ByAntietam Battlefield Board
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 9:51pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 264617 N 4372463
Decimal Degrees39.46958333, -77.73628333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 28.175', W 77° 44.177'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 28' 10.50" N, 77° 44' 10.62" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 524 Bloody Ln, Keedysville MD 21756, US
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