Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862
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September 17 |
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0543 |
Major General Hooker's Federal I Corps begins advance into the north woods with the divisions of Doubleday and Ricketts. |
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0615 |
The action against Jackson's Confederate divisions commanded by Lawton and D. R. Jones commences. |
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0700 |
Brigadier General John Hood's Confederate Division counter-attacks Hooker's forces; bitter fighting in the cornfield and in the east woods. |
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0720 |
Hood's assault is repulsed; Federal XII Corps arrives on the field, deploying into the east woods by 0730. |
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0830 |
Major General Edwin Sumner brings Sedgwick's division of Federal II Corps into the east woods; severe fighting continues. |
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0900 |
Federal I and XII Corps are fought out by now; French's division of Federal II Corps arrives opposite the sunken road position, ultimately supported by Richardson's Division of II Corps. Fighting dies out on the Confederate left by 1030. |
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0930 |
Federal II Corps divisions of French and Richardson begin to assault the sunken road position in the Confederate centre held by Major General D. H. Hill's division. There is a great deal of bloody fighting until the position is finally taken by Federal forces at 1300, and then there is little subsequent activity at the Confederate centre. Meanwhile in the south, Major General Ambrose Burnside has received several orders, at least from 1000, to assault the bridge to his front. The stone bridge is finally taken by elements of Sturgis's division of Federal IX Corps at 1300. The remainder of the Federal IX Corps is across Antietam Creek and advancing towards Sharpsburg by 1500. |
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1545 |
The Confederate division commanded by Major General Ambrose Powell Hill begins arriving on the field, after completing a seventeen mile march from the Harper's Ferry area. Hill's division counter-attacks Federal IX Corps, the action completed by 1630. There is no further activity of significance anywhere on the field. |
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September 18 |
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The Army of Northern Virginia begins recrossing the Potomac River into Virginia near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The operation is completed on 19 September. |
