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Commanding Officers on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. M. C. Macon, Jr.
Lt. William I. Clopton
Arms:
2 10-pdr. Parrott
4 6-pdr. Gun
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - McLaws' Division
Brigade - McLaws' Division Artillery
On the Sharpsburg Campaign
Capt Macon, the battery commander, was with a detachment of the two 10-lb. Parrot Rifles at Bolivar Heights, and Lt Clopton was in command of the battery at Crampton's Gap (Sept 14) and Sharpsburg (Sept 17).
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #10: Confederate Counterattacks in the Center (11 am-1 pm)
Battlefield Tablet for this Unit
Tablet #357: McLaws' Division, Longstreet's Command - 16 Sep, 11 AM to 18 Sep, 9 PM
References & Notes
Source: Johnson, Curt & Anderson, Richard C., Artillery Hell: Employment of Artillery at Antietam, College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1995.
We have 2 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Lt | Clopton, William Izard |  | |
| -- | Capt | Macon, Jr., Miles Cary | |
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