Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command

In Longstreet's Confederate reserve artillery under Col. Stephen D. Lee, the Ashland Artillery of Virginia, Bedford Artillery of Virginia, Brooks Artillery of South Carolina, Madison Light Artillery of Louisiana, Eubank's Battery of Virginia, and Parker's Battery of Virginia crossed the Antietam about 8 a.m. on September 15, 1862, and took position on high ground overlooking the creek east and south of Sharpsburg. Eubank's Battery was posted on the bluff commanding Burnside Bridge. At 1 p.m. the reserve artillery engaged the enemy's long-range guns along the heights on the east bank of Antietam Creek. During the night of September 15, the reserve artillery moved left to a position near the Dunkard Church.

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