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- Hagerstown Road - "Sharpsburg, Maryland. Confederate Dead by a Fence on the Hagerstown Road." ~ Photograh by Alexander Gardner - September 1862 ~ Because Gen. Lee's Special Orders, No. 191 had fallen into the hands of Gen, McClellan, he knew that he would find Confederate forces on the Hagerstown Road near Sharpsburg, Md. On September 17th, at 6:00 a.m., Major General Joseph ordered 12,000 men from the I Corps down the Hagerstown Pike to attack the ground held by Gen. Jackson's smaller force of around 7,000. The road and adjacent corn field became a killing ground for both armies. "[The cornfield] was so full of bodies that a man could have walked through it without stepping on the ground." No clear victor emerged and the fighting stopped out of shear exhaustion. The I Corps lost 25% of its number and were unable to fight any more that day. Their commander, General Hooker, was one the casualties. Thus began the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam). The battle claimed more than 23,000 men killed, wounded, and missing in one single day. - Sharpsburg (Antietam) September 17, 1862 ~ Art ~ Today - Correct responces: Bill Chisolm ~ Greg Seminoff |
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