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The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War.The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [1] during the campaign, [2] the casualty returns [3] and the reports.
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War.The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [1] during the Maryland Campaign, [2] the casualty returns [3] and the reports.
The Regiment fought at the Battle of Antietam [1] [3] under the leadership of Colonel Jacob C. Higgins [4] less than six weeks after being recruited in Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon Counties. The Regiment was noted for its charge through the East Woods, along the Great Cornfield, down Smoketown Road, past the Dunker Church, and into the West ...
The Battle of Antietam (/ æ n ˈ t iː t əm / an-TEE-təm), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
During the Battle of Antietam, Pryor's Brigade, still including the Florida regiments, helped relieve D.H. Hill who was being successfully engaged by Union troops at the Sunken Lane. [4] In November 1862, the three Florida regiments (the 2nd, 5th, and 8th) were split off from Pryor's brigade and reorganized as the Florida Brigade.
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During its three years of service, the regiment had a total of 222 casualties (11 officers and 211 enlisted men). The 14th Indiana fought at the Battle of Antietam, the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and at the Battle of Gettysburg. At Gettysburg, the 14th Indiana helped secure Cemetery Hill.
The original strength of the regiment was 784 officers and men. [2] Company L, the Liberty Guards, was formed in March 1862 as a supplemental company and joined the regiment in Virginia in April of that year. [1] As part of General Barnard Bee's brigade, the 2nd Mississippi fought at the First Battle of Bull Run in July.