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On September 15-16, 1862, C.S.A. D.R. Jones' Division of Longstreet's Command, under Brig. Gen. David R. Jones, and composed of the brigades of Toombs, Kempter, Drayton, Jenkins, Garnett, and George T. Anderson, withdrew during the night of September 14 from its position on South Mountain and marched by the Boonsboro' Pike to Sharpsburg. It crossed the Antietam at the Middle Bridge and took position on the high ground south and southeast of the town, commanding the Burnside Bridge. The division participated in artillery firing and skirmishing on the afternoon of the 16th but was not otherwise seriously engaged.
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