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Antietam Battlefield Historical Tablet No. 71

Slocum's Division, Sixth Army Corps

5 AM 17 September to 9 AM 19 September

U.S.A.
SLOCUM'S DIVISION, SIXTH ARMY CORPS
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, Commanding.

(September 17, 1862.)
   Slocum's Division followed Smith's in its march from near Crampton's Pass on the morning of the 17th, and upon reaching the field, occupied the ground from which Smith was advancing; Torbert's Brigade in the center on either side of this road; Newton's Brigade on the right connecting with Hancock, and Bartlett's Brigade on the left, extending beyond the cemetery and into the low ground between Mumma's and Roulette's. Beyond supporting the Artillery the Division was not actively engaged.

It suffered slight loss from artillery fire and remained in position until the morning of the 19th.

Location: north side of the Smoketown Road north of the Mumma Farm Lane (Map 2)

 

Units described and/or located by this Tablet:

1st Division, 6th Corps
    1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps
        1st New Jersey Infantry
        2nd New Jersey Infantry
        3rd New Jersey Infantry
        4th New Jersey Infantry
    1st Division, 6th Corps Artillery
        Massachusetts Light Artillery, Battery A
        Maryland Light Artillery, Battery A
        New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery A
        2nd United States Artillery, Battery D
    2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps
        5th Maine Infantry
        121st New York Infantry
        16th New York Infantry
        27th New York Infantry
        96th Pennsylvania Infantry
    3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps
        18th New York Infantry
        31st New York Infantry
        32nd New York Infantry
        95th Pennsylvania 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 16827]

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