Antietam ( Sharpsburg) 17th September 1862
Timeline 1.00 PM
The Confederate right flank under the command of Brigadier General David R. Jones is being threatened by the advance across the Rhorbach bridge by Major General Ambrose E. Burnsides Ninth Corps.
The final few fresh Confederate reserves are deploying by the Stone Mill slightly south of the town of Sharpsburg to meet this threat.
The Union deployment is being led by the First Union Division, Brigadier General Orlando. B. Wilcox commanding. The bridge has caused a bottleneck, excabated by a blunder move, which, fortunately for the Union was a temporary halt, rather than a withdrawal into the following troops which would have been disastrous.
The Union Kanawha Division, under Brigadier General Jacob D. Cox, has, now that it is unopposed, found a ford over the Antietam creek and is commencing the crossing towards the Sherrick farm.
Once again the signs for the Confederacy are looking ominous.
