Capt. John C. Tidball

The day before the battle, Tidball's Battery dueled with Confederate guns. On September 17, before noon, it crossed the Middle Bridge, and the men hauled their six rifled cannons by hand uphill to this high ground. The battery fired approximately 1,200 rounds in support of Pleasonton's Cavalry and U.S. Regular Infantry as they advanced across the Middle Bridge. It then withdrew to replenish ammunition, returned to help protect Richardson's Division in front of Bloody Lane, and later supported Burnside's Corps as it crossed the Lower Bridge and advanced on Sharpsburg from noon until dark.

Maryland · United States