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On September 17, 1862, Brooks' Brigade of Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps, commanded by Brig. Gen. W.T.H. Brooks and consisting of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Vermont Infantry, left camp in Pleasant Valley at 6 a.m., crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford, and reached the field about noon. It was first ordered to support Sedgwick's Division of the Second Corps on the Union right, but before taking position it was redirected to support French's Division and formed in Mumma's Cornfield on ground vacated by the 14th Connecticut, with its left connecting with French and its right resting on Mumma's Lane, facing south parallel to and about 170 yards from the Bloody Lane. There it endured heavy artillery and sharpshooter fire, suffering some loss, and remained in that position until the morning of the 19th.
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