Antietam Battlefield Historical Tablet No. 34

Richardson's Division, Second Army Corps

8 PM 15 September to 7 AM 17 September

U.S.A.
RICHARDSON'S DIVISION, SECOND ARMY CORPS
Maj. Gen. Israel B. Richardson, Commanding.

(September 15-16, 1862.)

On the night of September 15, 1862, the Division was posted at the foot of the ridge on the north side of this road to hold the bridge across the Antietam and secure the crossing for the movement of September 16. The Division occupied this position until the morning of September 17, when it was relieved by Morell's Division of the Fifth Corps.

No. 34.

Location: north side of the Boonsboro Pike, east of the Middle Bridge (Map 5)

Units described and/or located by this Tablet:

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 16740]

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