Jackson's Division, Jackson's Command

On September 16, 1862, late in the afternoon, Jackson's Division formed in two lines west of the Hagerstown Pike, with its right resting on the Pike and connecting with the left of Hood's Division. The first line, consisting of the brigades of Winder and Jones under the command of Col. A.J. Grigsby of the 27th Virginia, stood on open ground 200 yards south of this point, facing north. The second line, consisting of the brigades of Taliaferro and Starke under the command of Brig. Gen. W.E. Starke, stood at the edge of the woods 180 yards behind the first line, with its left extending through the West Woods to a farm lane. Two companies of skirmishers were sent forward to this point, connecting on the right with those of Hood's Division, and Poague's Rockbridge (Va.) Battery took position on a knoll about midway between the skirmishers and the first line. The skirmishers were warmly engaged until dark, and Poague exchanged shots with Federal artillery on Miller's farm south and southeast of the North Woods, east of the Pike.

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