Twelfth Army Corps

On September 17, 1862, Gordon's Brigade of Williams' Division in the Twelfth Army Corps, commanded by Brig. Gen. George H. Gordon and including the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, 27th Indiana Infantry, 13th New Jersey Infantry, 107th New York Infantry, and Zouaves D'Afrique of Pennsylvania, withdrew to the East Woods after being relieved by Sedgwick's Division, then was ordered to support that division in the West Woods. The 13th New Jersey and 2nd Massachusetts advanced into this road, the former north and the latter south of this point, but met such destructive enemy fire that they were compelled to retire to the East Woods. Later in the day, the 13th New Jersey advanced into the woods west of the Dunkard Church and took position on the right of Greene's Division.

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