Lee’s Artillery Battalion

Lee’s Battalion of nineteen cannons occupied this high ground and for over three hours fired toward the soldiers and artillery of the Union First and Twelfth Corps. The gunners endured constant fire from the north and on their flank from long-range Union guns on the east side of Antietam Creek. The battalion had approximately 300 men; 86 were killed and wounded, and 60 horses were disabled, from dawn to 8:45 a.m.

Keedysville, Maryland · United States