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	Battle of Boonsboro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Boonsboro took place on July 8, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
		The Confederate cavalry, holding the South Mountain passes, fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and 3rd Cavalry Divisions and infantry.
		This action was one of a series of cavalry engagements around Boonsboro, Hagerstown, and Williamsport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Boonsboro (158 words)

	Boonsboro, Maryland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Today, Boonsboro is a quiet bedroom community catching the over-flow growth of Frederick County, as commuters to the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area move westward in search of homes with a rural setting.
		The first battle of the Civil War fought on northern soil, was the Battle of South Mountain September 14, 1862.
		The Battle of Boonsboro took place on July 8, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the Civil War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boonsboro,_Maryland (668 words)

	Battle of Gettysburg - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the war's turning point.
		However, this battle, the largest cavalry engagement of the war, proved that for the first time, the Union horse soldier was equal to his Southern counterpart.
		The battle of July 1 had pitted over 25,000 Confederates against 18,000 Federals, and ranks in itself as the twenty-third largest battle of the war.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Gettysburg (4067 words)

	Cullen Andrews Battle Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		General Battle was admitted to the practice of law in 1852, and in 1856 was a sub-elector on the Buchanan ticket.
		Battle was now promoted colonel, and early in June his regiment was transferred to General Rodes' brigade, in which the colonels ranked as follows: Twenty-sixth Alabama, Col. E.
		Colonel Battle was slightly wounded at Sharpsburg, and during the battle of Fredericksburg he was seriously injured by his horse falling upon him.
	www.confederatemilitaryhistory.com /reference/generals/bios/battle_c_a/bio.shtml (1270 words)

	The 16th South Carolina at Franklin, C.M. Furman, Company H
		At the close of the battle, therefore, we had not a single general officer left in the division and the command of the division was given to a Colonel.
		Shortly after the battle of Nashville and after the small remnant that had fought there so bravely against the crowding hosts of the enemy, he resigned and we saw the end of him as leader but the army of Tennessee was virtually destroyed.
		So far as that battle was concerned the havoc there was illustrated by the fact that on one part of the field all the gunners of one Confederate battery had been killed and the staff of one of the generals took charge of the cannon and kept up the fight.
	www.geocities.com /batsonsm/furman.html (3574 words)

	Battle of South Mountain
		As battles go, it was not one of the larger ones, with approximately 13,000 Confederates and 36,000 Federals involved.
		The battle's significance is in the fact that the Army of Northern Virginia's first campaign north was stopped not at Antietam, but here in the rugged mountain gaps of South Mountain.
		The Battle of South Mountain (which was actually two separate battles), broke out on September 14 in the Fox's Gap and Turner's Gap areas after Confederate gunners opened fire on Federal forces moving toward the base of the mountain.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/southmtbattle.html (1377 words)

	David Emmons Johnston, 1845-1917 "The Story of a Confederate Boy in theCivil War" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In a battle with the Tories at Shallow Ford of the Yadkin, North Carolina, on the 14th day of October, 1780, he was wounded in the shoulder, which disabled him for further military service, and on reaching Virginia sought shelter with some relations on the New River, at a place since known as Pepper's Ferry.
		Bob was noted for his propensity for laughing, and when in a good glee he could be heard half a mile.
		In this Bob was in earnest, as he believed; but ere long his courage was to be put to a practical test, for rumors were already afloat in the camp that the enemy was advancing and a battle impending.
	docsouth.unc.edu /johnstond/johnston.html (15182 words)

	Battle of South Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After his great victory at the 2nd Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led his 50,000-man Army of Northern Virginia on an invasion of Maryland.
		The Army of Northern Virginia was on the west side of South Mountain, which was not a peak but a 50-mile-long ridge that stretched from the Potomac River into Pennsylvania.
		Another future president in the Battle of South Mountain was Sgt. William McKinley.
	civilwar.bluegrass.net /battles-campaigns/1862/620914.html (368 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1863 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		June 14 - American Civil War: Battle of Second Winchester - A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
		September 8 - American Civil War: Second Battle of Sabine Pass - On the Texas-Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
		November 24 - American Civil War: Battle of Lookout Mountain - Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /1863 (1726 words)

	WebRoots Library U.S. Military (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Battle of Williamsburg, Va.; a signal victory was gained by the Confederates, under General Johnson, over the Federals, under General McClellan; Confederate loss, 520 killed and 1100 wounded; Federal loss, 1000 killed and 2700 wounded.
		Battle of Farmington, (near Corinth,) Tenn; the Federals, under General Pope, were badly defeated and put to route, with a loss of 35 killed and 100 wounded; Confederate loss, 15 killed and 109 wounded.
		Battles of the Chickahominy, before Richmond, Va. June 26, battle of Mechanicsville; 27, battle of Gainesville; 29, battle of Frazer's Farm; 30, battle of Willis' Church; July 1, battle of Malvern Hill.
	www.webroots.org /library/usamilit/doawfs03.html (9930 words)

	Town of Boonsboro, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Town of Boonsboro, MD The town of Boonsboro, Maryland lies nestled at the foot of South Mountain in Washington County.
		Used during the Civil War, the monument was restored in 1882 and again in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
		Today, Boonsboro is a quiet bedroom community catching the over-flow growth of Frederick County, as commuters to the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area move westward in search of homes with a rural setting
	www.boonsboro.org (238 words)

	Boonsboro - Hagerstown/Washington County Maryland Convention & Visitors Bureau
		The town of Boonsboro was founded by brothers George and William Boone, relatives of the more famous Daniel Boone, and was situated along the main road leading from Hagerstown to Frederick.
		The name shortened to Boonsboro around 1841 or 1842 when a local newspaper editor couldn't get the town's name to fit on his masthead.
		Battles in the area between the Army of northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac included Turner's Gap, Fox's Gap, and Crampton's Gap on September 14, 1862.
	www.marylandmemories.org /boonsboro.html (479 words)

	The Battle Of Boonsboro Gap Or South Mountain
		For this reason I am moved to call to mind some facts in connection with the Boonsboro Gap fight, with the hope that fuller justice may be done to General D. Hill, and the brave men who fought With him on that day.
		In order that the importance of that battle may be known and appreciated, it is necessary to recount some of the events and circumstances connected with it.
		It is plain to see with what importance General,McClellan viewed his attack at Boonsboro Gap, and with what hope and spirit he commenced this battle with his whole army, except Franklin's corps, which was engaged at the same time at Crampton's Gap, in the same general purpose.
	www.civilwarhome.com /boonsborogap.htm (2469 words)

	Biographies - Text
		The battle was delayed by the Federals until late in the afternoon and continued till 10 P.M., the Federals retreating to the heights of Centerville.
		Jackson reached the field of battle September 16, and the next day fought one of the most desperate engagements of the war, where his masterly provision for retreat enabled the entire Confederate force to re-cross the Potomac, and he was the last to retire after seeing every man and gun safely on Virginia soil.
		RIGBY, William, (1753-1830) enlisted from Maryland and was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth.
	www.joeydragon.com /Calvert%20County/Biotext1.htm (5254 words)

	Battle of South Mountain, Confederate Side
		Stone's defeat is the battle of Ball's Bluff With the Federals, and the battle of Leesburg with the Confederates.
		The battle of South Mountain was one of extraordinary illusions and delusions.
		It was a battle of delusions also, for, by moving about from point to point and meeting the foe wherever he presented himself, the Confederates deluded the Federals into the belief that the whole mountain was swarming with rebels.
	www.civilwarhome.com /southmountain.htm (10860 words)

	Battle of Cane Hill Arkansas
		They drove the force before them; emerging from the gorge to find the enemy drawn in battle lines upon some elevated ground on their right with their guns in battery.
		It was a running battle extending over miles of mountains and creeks, complete with hand-to-hand sabre charges and artillery assaults.
		This battle raged for 9 hours and continued for a distance of fifteen miles.
	www.geocities.com /civil_war_anderson/CaneHill.html (761 words)

	Battle Summary: Boonsboro, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		Description: On July 8, the Confederate cavalry, holding the South Mountain passes, fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and 3rd Cavalry Divisions and infantry.
		This action was one of a series of cavalry combats fought around Boonsboro, Hagerstown, and Williamsport.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/md006.htm (81 words)

	South Mountain: Three Gaps, One Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But to make the allegation that the “battle” of Crampton’s Gap was the sole clear-cut campaign victory and strategic pivot of the entire Maryland Campaign belies a misunderstanding of both the tactical and strategic situations by the end of the day on September 14, 1862.
		The Battle of Gettysburg, in early July 1863, has traditionally been referred to as the "High water mark of the Confederacy." Although it certainly was the high water mark of the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee’s movement north in the late summer of 1862 better fits the metaphor for the Confederacy as a whole.
		The Battle of South Mountain may well indeed be the turning point of the Maryland Campaign of 1862, and the campaign quite possibly a pivotal event of the war, however, a fulcrum with half of the lever removed doesn’t work.
	www.bivouacbooks.com /bbv3i4s1.htm (13019 words)

	Westmoreland chapter 47 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It went into the battle of Gettysburg reduced in numbers to two hundred and forty-seven, out of whom one officer and fourteen men were killed, thirteen officers and one hundred and eleven men wounded, and nine missing,— a loss of more than half its entire strength.
		Fifteen thousand men were pushed forward to Hagerstown and Boonsboro, and a portion of them stood in line of battle in close proximity to the field, in readiness to advance, while the fierce fighting was in progress.
		It participated in the battle at Deep Bottom, and after the war was sent with other troops to Texas and posted on the Mexican frontier.
	www.accessible.com /amcnty/PA/Westmoreland/Westmoreland47.htm (8419 words)

	Advance and Retreat
		On the 13th of September intelligence was received of McClellan's advance from the direction of Federal City toward South Mountain, and on the morning of the 14th I marched with Longstreet's Corps to Boonsboro' Gap, a narrow and winding pass, through which runs the turnpike from Hagerstown to Federal City.
		Though not of my command in the recently hard fought battle near Sharpsburg, Maryland, yet for a portion of the day I had occasion to give directions respecting his operations, and it gives me pleasure to say that his duties were discharged with such ability and zeal, as to command my admiration.
		My arrest, which General Lee, just prior to the battle of Boonsboro, Gap, had been gracious enough to suspend, was never reconsidered; the temporary release became permanent, and, in lieu of being summoned to a Court Martial, I was shortly afterwards promoted to the rank of Major General with the command of two additional brigades.
	www.wtj.com /archives/hood/hood02c.htm (2524 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The battle was over before our regiment reached the field but we got there in time to help bury the dead.
		We were placed in a hurried line of battle and continued to rush upon the enemy who seemed to renew their firing with redoubled fury.
		The battle of Chancellorsville was fought on the 2nd and 3rd of May. Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded and died in a few days.
	home.comcast.net /~ric-howard/HFEN/12.html (2735 words)

	NPS Historical Handbook: Antietam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Hagerstown Pike extends northward on the crest of the ridge.
		The stream could be crossed, also, at Pry's Mill Ford, a half mile south of the Upper Bridge, at Snavely's Ford, nearly a mile south of the Lower Bridge, and at other unnamed fording places.
		As Lee's men approached from Boonsboro during the morning hours of September 15, they turned left and right off the pike to form their lines on Sharpsburg Ridge.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/31/hh31g.htm (681 words)

	Vshadow: Joseph Waddell
		A number of the wounded in the battle were brought in on the 10th, and also the corpses of eight or ten of the slain.
		Further news of the battle was received on the 9th.
		Intelligence of the battle of Fredericksburg was received on December 12th, 13th, and continuously to the 23rd.
	valley.vcdh.virginia.edu /personal/jwaddell.html (4601 words)

	Bryan Grimes, 1828-1880. Extracts of Letters of Major-Gen'l Bryan Grimes, to His Wife ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He has commanded his Regiment from the battle of "Seven Pines" through all the battles in which the Army of Northern Virginia has participated, except "Sharpsburg" when he was disabled, and "1st Fredericksburg" when he commanded the Brigade of which he was senior Colonel.
		Battle soon struck the Eighth Corps of the enemy, and charging, gallantly drove them in great confusion but was himself seriously wounded whilst nobly leading his Brigade, the command of which then devolved on Lieut.-Col. Robeson, 5th Alabama.
		Grimes' Brigade was "doublequicked" upon the line with Battle to meet this advance on the part of the enemy, and Cox moved up on a line with Cook and to his left, which advance was repulsed most gallantly, the enemy fleeing in disorder and confusion, throwing down their arms and battle flags in their retreat.
	docsouth.unc.edu /grimes/grimes.html (15315 words)

	The Battle of Antietam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Antietam, fought in Maryland’s farmlands, proved to be one of the Civil War’s decisive conflicts.
		Encouraged by his Bull Run victory, Gen. Robert E. Lee advanced to nearby Sharpsburg in the hope of positioning his troops for a dash into Pennsylvania, only to be bested by the Union Army.
		The day of the battle (Sept. 17, 1862) was the bloodiest of the war, with each side losing three generals and total losses of more than 23,000 men.
	residentassociates.org /tour-sep/antietam.asp (163 words)

	4th Texas Battle flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was at this battle that the spear head was struck by a mini-ball.
		The scared battle flag was wrapped in a piece of oil cloth and buried on the banks of Barton’s Creek near Austin.
		Officially the thirteen stars appearing in the Saint Andrew’s Cross of the Confederate battle flag were of the same size.
	www.texas-brigade.com /4texflag.htm (442 words)

	Statistics
		After the battle of Sharpburg one of the companies were broken up and the men distributed among the present three companies composing the Battalion; Company A (original company) and B, from the county of Sumter, and Company C, from Wilkes County, Georgia.
		The small losses which this Battalion which this Battalion has sustained in battle, and mainly owing to the judicious manner in which the batteries have been posted by the field officers, and the skill and address with which the guns have been worked.
		In the battles which took place during the next two days at this point, the ground being impracticable for artillery, only a few guns were put into position, which few however, did effectual service in aiding to drive back some heavy columns of the enemy.
	www.sumterartillery.com /Statistics.htm (2691 words)

	The Palmetto Sharpshooters
		At the moment the only difference that I have found are that at the battles of Fair Oaks those present with Jenkins were the 5th S.C.V. and the Palmetto's and at Gains Mill those present with Jenkins were the 6th S.C.V. and the Palmetto's.
		During the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) the Brigade was under artillery fire until1500 on the 17th when it was returned to its original position.
		Battle of Wauhatchie (Lookout Mountain) Now part of J. Hood's Division, commanded for a time by Jenkins, the Brigade, with another, is sent to attack the enemies rear and capture a wagon park and approximately 1,000 troops.
	home.freeuk.net /gazkhan/palmetto_sharpshooters.htm (4289 words)

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