Battery K, 5th U.S. Artillery

Battery K, 5th U.S. Artillery, commanded by Lieut. William E. Van Reed, crossed the Antietam by the Middle Bridge and about 2 p.m. on September 17, 1862, relieved Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery, and took position on the ridge immediately north of this point. After expending 400 rounds of ammunition at 5 p.m., it was relieved in turn by Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery, soon after which it recrossed the Antietam.

Maryland · United States