The Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of General McClellan. (George B. McClellan): The Hero of Western Virginia! South Mountain! and Antietam! ... |
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advance Antietam arrived artillery attack August bank batteries battle battle of Antietam Boonsboro bridge brigade Burnside camp campaign Captain cavalry centre Chickahominy Colonel column Couch's division crest cross defence directed enemy enemy's engaged eral field fight fire flank following despatch force Fortress Monroe forward Franklin Franklin's corps front General-in-Chief GEORGE ground gunboats guns HALLECK Harper's Ferry Harrison's Landing Heintzelman Hooker infantry intrenched James river July June Keedysville Keyes loss Major-General Major-General Commanding Malvern Hill Manassas Maryland McCall's McClellan ment miles military morning mountain move movement necessary night numbers o'clock occupied officers operations Pennsylvania Porter position Potomac President prisoners railroad reached rear received regiments reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond road Rohrersville Savage's station sent Sharpsburg side skirmishers Slocum's division soldiers soon Sumner supplies telegram telegraphed thousand tion troops turnpike victory Washington Western Virginia White Oak swamp withdrawal woods wounded Yorktown