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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Capt. John D. Wilkins
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Fifth Army Corps
Division - 2nd Division, 5th Corps
Brigade - 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Corps
On the Antietam Campaign
9 Companies of the Third Infantry were in Maryland1 and they were commanded by:
Co. B - 2LT Isaac A. Helm
Co. C - 1LT George B. Eckert
Co. D - CPT Francis A. Davies (16th US Inf)
Co. E - 1LT Daingerfield Parker
Co. F - CPT John D. Wilkins (and commanding the whole)
Co. G - 1LT John B. Williams
Co. H - 1LT Andrew Sheridan
Co. I - 1LT John H. Page
Co. K - 1LT Jacob F. Kent
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #14: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg (4-5 pm)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #22: Sykes' Division, Fifth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #33: Fifth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #82: 3rd US Infantry, Fifth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 3 PM to 19 Sep, 8 AM
We have 10 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Lt | Helm, Isaac A. |   | |
| C | Lt | Eckert, George Brown | | |
| D | Capt | Davies, Francis Asbury | | |
| E | Lt | Parker, Daingerfield | | |
| G | Lt | Williams, John Benson | | |
| H | Lt | Sheridan, Andrew | | |
| I | Lt | Page, John Henry | | |
| K | Pvt | Jordan, Michael | | |
| K | Lt | Kent, Jacob Ford | | |
| -- | Capt | Wilkins, John Darragh | |
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1 Reese, Timothy J., Sykes' Regular Infantry Division, 1861-1864: A History of Regular United States Infantry Operations in the Civil War's Eastern Theater, Jefferson (NC): McFarland&Company, Inc., 1990, p. 385 [AotW citation 845]