Antietam Battlefield Historical Tablet No. 338

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

9 PM 16 September to 1 PM 17 September

C.S.A.
JACKSON'S COMMAND
RODES' BRIGADE, D. H. HILL'S DIVISION
Brig. Gen. R. E. Rodes, Commanding.
Organization.
3rd Alabama Infantry,
5th Alabama Infantry,
6th Alabama Infantry,
12th Alabama Infantry,
26th Alabama Infantry

(September 17, 1862.)

On the night of September 16, Rodes' Brigade bivouacked in the field east of Piper's House. On the morning of the 17th it moved to the Bloody Lane, its center a few feet north of this point.

Supported by the Brigade of G. B. Anderson on the right and by remnants of the Brigades of Colquitt and Garland on the left, it withstood several assaults of French's Division of Sumner's Corps, but its right flank having been turned by the advance of Richardson's Division, it was compelled to retire in the direction of Sharpsburg.

No. 338.

Location: south side of the Bloody Lane (Map 3)

Units described and/or located by this Tablet:

    Rodes' Brigade
        12th Alabama Infantry
        26th Alabama Infantry
        3rd Alabama Infantry
        5th Alabama Infantry
        6th Alabama Infantry

Source: Antietam Battlefield Board, Antietam Battlefield Board Papers, Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1891-1898, Entry 707, Record Group 92 (Historical Tablet text by Generals E.A. Carman and H. Heth)

Notes

1 Antietam Board, Antietam Battlefield Commission Papers, Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1891-1898, Entry 707, Record Group 92 (Historical Tablet text by Generals E.A. Carman and H. Heth) [AotW citation 16856]

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