The Battle of Antietam ( Sharpsburg) 17th September 1862 7.15 AM
Timeline 7.15 AM
Captain John Pelham has been forced by heavy Union counter battery fire to re locate from the Nicodemus Heights to the Hauser Ridge behind the West Woods.
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Union artillery under Captain J Albert Munro have also repositioned themselves by the Miller farmhouse to support the first Divisions attack.
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First Division, Brigadier General Abner Doubleday commanding are engaged with Confederates by the West woods. Serious losses are now slowing the advance.
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The Union Third Division under Brigadier General George G Meade are continuing their advance towards the Smoketown road although the impetus is slowing, again due to heavy casualties.
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Major General Thomas J. Jackson is conferring with Brigadier John B. Hood as to wether his last reserve, currently breakfasting in the West Wood, should be committed.
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Confederate wounded seek solace behind the Dunkard church.
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Colonel S.D. Lee's artillery reserve are still in action despite mounting losses from effective Union artillery fire.
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Confederates from Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley's Brigade are defending the Mumma cemetery adjacent to the Smoketown road as the Union advance from the East wood continues.
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These are the last fresh unit the Confederates have in this area.
The First Corps assault is now flagging due to the losses incurred.
However, the Twelfth Corps, Major General Joseph K. F. Mansfield commanding has started to arrive between the North and East woods and is preparing to deploy.
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An ADC from Major General Joseph Hooker delivers orders to expedite this deployment, to maintain the pressure on the battered Confederate line.
Mansfield, inexperienced and recently appointed to command is eager for the fray!