Longstreet's Command Drayton's Brigade, Jones' Division No 347 - Sharpsburg MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 27.192 W 077° 44.361
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Drayton's Brigade reached Sharpsburg about 11 a.m., September 15th, and was posted on the southwest slope of Cemetery Hill.
Waymark Code: WM1367A
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2020
Views: 3
The marker is on the grounds of the Antietam National Battlefield. The text is: C.S.A.
Longstreet's Command,
Drayton's Brigade, Jones' Division
Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Drayton, Commanding.
Organization.
50th Georgia Infantry, 51st Georgia Infantry,
15th South Carolina Infantry,
(September 15-17, 1862.)
Drayton's Brigade reached Sharpsburg about 11 a.m., September 15th, and was posted on the southwest slope of Cemetery Hill. Last in the day it was moved to the rear of the high ground northwest of this point and formed on the left of Kemper's Brigade. On the 16th the 50th Georgia was detached and sent to the support of Toombs' Brigade at the Burnside Bridge. The brigade was exposed to artillery fire on the 16th and 17th from the enemy's long range guns beyond the Antietam. About 3 p.m., of the 17th, the enemy, having forced a crossing at and below the bridge, attacked the brigade and forced it back to the streets of the town. It soon reformed and joined by Garnett's Brigade, co-operated with Kemper and Toombs in checking the further advance of the enemy.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Branch Avenue
Located at stop 10, the Final Attack, of the driving tour of Antietam Battlefield,
Sharpsburg, MD USA
21782
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