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Bruce Catton: "Mr.
Lincoln's Army".

Name of Engagement
Slaughter Gap.
Brownsville or Pleasant Valley*

Engagement at Episcopal Church
South of Brownsville*

Yarrowsburg and Solomon's Gap
in Elk Ridge.*

Boonsboro, Cavalry Attack.*

Col. Benjamin F. Davis escapes
from Harpers Ferry: this town is
surrounded by Confederates un-
der Stonewall Jackson. Davis with
1500 Union Troopers, 8th New
York and 12th Illinois Cavalry
with a few Marylanders, took the
Samples Manor Road going by
John Brown's Farm.
Maryland Heights.
Harpers Ferry captured by Jack-
son, with it was captured 12,500
Union Soldiers. Jackson hurried
back to Maryland by way of Shep-
herdstown.

Col. Benjamin F. Davis captures Bruce Catton: "Mr.
Gen. Longstreets reserve ammuni- Lincoln's Army",
tion train, 400 odd wagons each
drawn by six mules; takes 200
prisoners, near Williamsport, Md.
takes all to Greencastle, Pennsyl-
vania.

Date of
Engagement
9/14/1862
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9/14-15/1862
9/15/1862

9/15/1862

Antietam Creek, near Keedysville*
Keedysville*

Gen. Lee takes stand on banks of
Antietam near Sharpsburg.
Gen. Hooker's Corps crosses An-
tietam north of Gen. Lee's left-
wing.

Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg.
Bloodiest single day in American
History.

Withdrawal of Confederate Army.
Shepherdstown and Boleters Ford
of Potomac* (also Blackfords
Crossing).

Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown*
Half Way near Hagerstown: at-
tack on Federal field hospital.*
Williamsport, Maryland, A. P.
Hill's Division—Couch's Division*
Perhaps same as No. 73.

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Battles and Leaders

Battles and Leaders

9/16/1862

9/17/1862

9/18/1862

Battles and Leaders

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U. S. Civil War Documents 9/19/1862

U. S. Civil War Documents 9/19/1862
U. S. Civil War Documents 9/20/1862

O. R.—1—XIX—982 9/19 or 20/1862