Stuart's Cavalry Division

From September 16-19, 1862, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Cavalry Division served with the Confederate army near the Potomac and Antietam. On the night of the 16th, Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade was positioned behind the hill about 650 yards northwest of this point, supporting the horse artillery and extending the Confederate line to the Potomac River. It co-operated with Jackson's Command in resisting the enemy advance on the morning of the 17th, then later withdrew to the high ground west of this point, where Hampton's Brigade joined it and both co-operated with the infantry in repulsing Sedgwick's assault. Munford's Brigade held the extreme right of the Confederate line, covering the lower fords of the Antietam. During the night of the 18th, Lee's Brigade covered the withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia to the south bank of the Potomac, and on the 19th Hampton's Brigade took part in a diversion at Williamsport.

Shepherdstown, Maryland · United States