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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Col. Richard Franchot
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Sixth Army Corps
Division - 1st Division, 6th Corps
Brigade - 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps
On the Antietam Campaign
The Regiment stayed behind at Crampton's Gap on 15 and 16 September 1862 gathering stragglers and burying the dead. They then returned to the brigade, arriving on the Antietam battlefield on 18 September.
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #102: Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
Tablet #71: Slocum's Division, Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
We have 10 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Pvt | Bussey, John | Died (d) 12/14 |  |
| B | Pvt | Carpenter, Cyrus | Died (d) 11/23 | |
| B | Pvt | Spicer, Oscar A. | Died (d) 11/30 | |
| C | Pvt | Davis, William | Died (d) 12/07 | |
| C | Pvt | Olds, Orrin W. | Died (d) 11/08 | |
| H | Pvt | Casler, Joseph | Died (d) 11/13 | |
| I | Pvt | Bushnell, David | Died (d) 10/08 | |
| K | Pvt | Ward, David D. | Died (d) 10/27 | |
| F&S | Col | Franchot, Richard Hansen |  | |
| F&S | ASrg | Holt, Daniel Morse | |
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