Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command

On the afternoon of September 16, 1862, Brig. Gen. John B. Hood's Division of Longstreet's Command was in the fields east of the Dunkard Church. As the First Corps of the Army of the Potomac approached, the division moved left and formed line with its left on the Hagerstown Pike, extending along the south edge of Miller's cornfield and into the East Woods. The 4th Texas of Woffords' Brigade deployed as skirmishers more than half a mile in advance, met the advance of Meade's Division, and was forced back from the North Woods, but after reinforcement on the right by the 5th Texas and support from Law's Brigade, held the East Woods until darkness ended the fighting. The infantry was supported by Lane's Battery of Georgia Artillery a few yards south of this position, two guns of Rhett's South Carolina Battery between Mumma's House and Smoketown Road, one gun of Cutt's artillery battalion on the pike west of this position, and Poague's Rockbridge Virginia Battery of Jackson's Division about 30 yards west of the pike, all engaging Union batteries on the high ground north and east of D.R. Miller's. Col. Liddell of the 11th Mississippi, of Law's Brigade, was mortally wounded about 10 p.m. The division was relieved by Lawton's and Trimble's brigades of Ewell's Division and withdrew to the woods west of the Dunkard Church.

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