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Bravery and Battle at Sharpsburg Told by a Confederate Soldier
An account from a Confederate private recalling the September 1862 Sharpsburg fight. Describes Lee’s line on the ridge, Longstreet and Anderson, the brutal shelling, and the Georgian brigade’s charge over the fence. Mentions Captain Montgomery, Lt Lamar, and the First Georgia. Jackson’s Harper’s Ferry success is noted. the narrative closes with vivid memories of the bayonet charge and escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurowa
Crampton’s Gap
Tee
Sharpsburg
Antietam Creek
Potomog River
Longstreet
Hilton
Nentral Tige Anderson
Aml Toombs
Drayton
Lee
Bow
Manassas
Promay
Georgia
William GG. Humphreys
Urigates
Ad Ables
David Gann
Jordan G. McMullen
Tige Anderson
McClellan
Alcé
Creek
Blue Ridge Mountains
Anderson
Horses
Old Peto
General Longstreet
General Pendleton
Atlanta Journal
Hill
Jackson
Harper's Ferry
D. TL. Hill
A. P. Will
Aulmam Creek
Daly
Co. L
Kershaw
South Carolina
Blue
Johnnie
G. B. Lamar
KR. A. Wayne
Montgomery
Leon
Ivan
Tuan
B. B. Smth
Company B
Munger
Ewes
Kor-shan
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