Richardson's Division, Second Army Corps

U.S.A. Richardson's Division, Second Army Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Israel B. Richardson, was posted on the night of Sept. 15, 1862, at the foot of the ridge on the north side of this road to hold the bridge across the Antietam and secure the crossing for the movement of Sept. 16. The division remained in this position until the morning of Sept. 17, when it was relieved by Morell's Division of the Fifth Corps.

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