Longstreet's Command

Longstreet's Command (HM436)

Location: Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 27.088', W 77° 44.814'

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Toombs' Brigade, D.R. Jones' Division

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Longstreet's Command.
Toombs' Brigade, D.R. Jones' Division
Brigadier General Robert Toombs, Commanding.
Organization.
2d, 15th, 17th, and 20th Georgia Infantry.
(September 15-17, 1862.)

Toombs' Brigade took position on the evening of September 15, on the bluff commanding the Burnside Bridge and a ford a short distance below. His skirmishers and several batteries of artillery engaged the enemy during the afternoon of the 16th. On the morning of the 17th the brigade was exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy's artillery on the opposite side of the Antietam. Between 9 a.m. and noon the enemy made several attempts to carry the bridge, but failed. An assault at 1 p.m., was successful and the Brigade fell back and formed line in this road, on the extreme right of the Division, and co-operated with Archer's Brigade of A.P. Hill's Division in checking the further advance of the enemy.
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HM NumberHM436
Series This marker is part of the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series
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Marker Number345
Placed ByAntietam Battlefield Board
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 6:45am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 263642 N 4370479
Decimal Degrees39.45146667, -77.74690000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 27.088', W 77° 44.814'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 27' 5.28" N, 77° 44' 48.84" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5029-5099 Harpers Ferry Rd, Sharpsburg MD 21782, US
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