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re-formed. Night put an end to the dreadful conflict, and Lee still held his ground,
despite the herculean efforts of his adversary to drive him from it, but the day's
struggle had cost him thousands of his bravest and best.

The brave Brockenborough that day wan his major's star, and with his
battery received special mention in General Lee's official report.

The morning of the 18th broke clear and beautiful, and General Lee was in
readiness to renew the fight, which it was not doubted would begin at an early
hour. But McClellan's beaten and shattered army required time and rest and
reinforcements before again prepared for aggressive operations; and finding this
to be the case Lee proceeded to bury his dead, and that night, unmolested, recrossed
the river at a point near Shepherdstown.

Soon after the battle of Sharpsburg, the Baltimore Light Artillery, now under
command of Captain w. H. Griffin, was ordered to join the cavalry and infantry of
the Maryland Line, then in camp near Newmarket, in the Valley of Virginia. Here
they passed the fall and winter months quietly in camp, and in early spring were
again prepared, with recruited ranks and renewed equipments, to enter the field.

On the 13th of June the infantry and artillery of the Maryland Line, with one
company of its cavalry, all under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel James R.
Herbert, moved towards Winchester, near which place they were to unite with the
division of General Early, which was moving across from Front Royal. Near
Kernstown a body of Milroy's cavalry was encountered, but a shot from the battery
scattered them in all directions. A short time after, Early came up and proceeded
to form a line of battle. The enemy soon made his appearance in force, and opened
a severe fire upon Griffin from his batteries, which was vigorously responded to,
and in a little while the enemy were driven beyond Kernstown. Early, as soon as
he had formed his line of battle, moved forward, and by a spirited charge of
Gordon's Brigade, drove him into his strong works to the left of Winchester.

The next afternoon Hays' Louisiana Brigade was moved around to the enemy's
right with orders to charge a strong line of works whilst the artillery opened upon
him in front. Griffin was posted on a commanding hill a little to the left of the pike,
and threw his first shell into the very centre of the Star fort. Finding he had the
exact range, he commenced a furious fire, which threw the enemy for a moment
into the greatest confusion, and greatly assisted Hays in his movement upon their
right. The fire was soon spiritedly returned by the Federal Maryland battery and
continued until night, when Milroy evacuated his fortifications and attempted to
escape with his army, but in this he was unsuccessful, although he himself suc-
ceeded in reaching Harper's Ferry with a few of his troops.

The precision and effect with which the guns of the Baltimore Light Artillery
were served upon this occasion elicited the highest praise from General Gordon,
to whose brigade it was temporarily attached, and as a mark of the high esteem