Anderson's Brigade, D. H. Hill's Division

   Anderson's Brigade was bivouacked on either side of the road at this point on the night of September 15, 1862 with skirmishers thrown forward near the Antietam. On the 16th its skirmishers were engaged with those of the Fourth United States Infantry. It remained in this position until the morning of the 17th, when it moved by the left through the ravine and Piper's cornfield to the Bloody Lane near Roulette's.