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LOSSES IN THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG. 515
" On the field of Sharpsburg, with less than one-third his number, you resisted, from
daylight until dark, the whole army of the enemy, and repulsed every attack along its
entire front, of more than four miles in extent.
" The whole of the following day you stood prepared to resume the conflict on the
•same ground, and retired next morning, without molestation, across the Potomac.
"Two attempts, subsequently made by the enemy, to follow you across the river, have
resulted in his complete discomfiture, and being driven back with loss.
"Achievements, such as these, demanded much valor and patriotism. History
records few examples of greater fortitude and endurance than this army has exhibited.;
and I am commissioned by the President to thank you, in the name of the Confederate
States, for the undying fame you have won for their arms.
■ " Much as you have done, much more remains to be accomplished. The enemy
again threatens us with invasion, and to your tried valor and patriotism the country looks
with confidence for deliverance and safety. Your past exploits give assurance that this
confidence is not misplaced. « R. e. LEE, General Commanding."1
Iii the battle of Sharpsburg and other engagements fought in Maryland,
quite a number of the Maryland commands in the Federal and Confederate
armies suffered severely. The 3d Maryland Federal regiment, under the
command of Lieutenant Colonel Sudsburg, occupied a prominent position
on the right of the line at the battle of Sharpsburg, and was reduced to
about two hundred effective men. They fought with the greatest gallantry,
driving the Confederates before them and only retired when the remainder of
the army fell back. At night they occupied a portion of the field won from
the Confederates. Their victory however, was purchased with heavy loss.
This gallant command also suffered in the various engagements in Virginia.
At the battle of Slaughter Mountain under Colonel De Witt, they lost in
killed Major Kennedy, and in killed and wounded seventy-two. At Beverly
Ford, on the 21st of August, they were again called into action and had
seventeen killed and wounded, and forty-three taken prisoners. Colonel De
Witt being sick, Lieutenant Colonel Sudsburg took command at Georgetown, on
their march to Frederick, and fought the regiment at the battle of Sharpsburg.
The 5th and 2d regiments also evinced distinguished bravery in the battle of
the 17th of September. The former regiment was under the command of
Major Blumenburg, who was severely wounded, and it lost forty-two killed
and one hundred and forty-two wounded. The latter under Lieutenant
Colonel Duryea, fought on the left of the Federal line under Burnside, near
the stone bridge, and lost several killed and wounded. This regiment had
also performed hard service in Newbern, North Carolina. At that time it
numbered seven hundred and seventy-nine men, and after the campagin in
Maryland, it only numbered two hundred and fifty, officers and men. It lost
in battle by death and wounds, one hundred and forty-four men. At the
battle of Sharpsburg, the Purnell Maryland Legion, fought in the third
1 General Longstreet says: "In one month, we had in our ranks, besides taking arms and
these troops had marched over two hundred other munitions of war in large quantities.."—
miles, upon little more than half rations, and Reports of the Army of Northern Virginia, ii.,
fought nine battles and skirmishes; killed, p. 86.
wounded and captured nearly as many men as
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000548 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | LOSSES IN THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG. 515 " On the field of Sharpsburg, with less than one-third his number, you resisted, from daylight until dark, the whole army of the enemy, and repulsed every attack along its entire front, of more than four miles in extent. " The whole of the following day you stood prepared to resume the conflict on the •same ground, and retired next morning, without molestation, across the Potomac. "Two attempts, subsequently made by the enemy, to follow you across the river, have resulted in his complete discomfiture, and being driven back with loss. "Achievements, such as these, demanded much valor and patriotism. History records few examples of greater fortitude and endurance than this army has exhibited.; and I am commissioned by the President to thank you, in the name of the Confederate States, for the undying fame you have won for their arms. ■ " Much as you have done, much more remains to be accomplished. The enemy again threatens us with invasion, and to your tried valor and patriotism the country looks with confidence for deliverance and safety. Your past exploits give assurance that this confidence is not misplaced. « R. e. LEE, General Commanding."1 Iii the battle of Sharpsburg and other engagements fought in Maryland, quite a number of the Maryland commands in the Federal and Confederate armies suffered severely. The 3d Maryland Federal regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sudsburg, occupied a prominent position on the right of the line at the battle of Sharpsburg, and was reduced to about two hundred effective men. They fought with the greatest gallantry, driving the Confederates before them and only retired when the remainder of the army fell back. At night they occupied a portion of the field won from the Confederates. Their victory however, was purchased with heavy loss. This gallant command also suffered in the various engagements in Virginia. At the battle of Slaughter Mountain under Colonel De Witt, they lost in killed Major Kennedy, and in killed and wounded seventy-two. At Beverly Ford, on the 21st of August, they were again called into action and had seventeen killed and wounded, and forty-three taken prisoners. Colonel De Witt being sick, Lieutenant Colonel Sudsburg took command at Georgetown, on their march to Frederick, and fought the regiment at the battle of Sharpsburg. The 5th and 2d regiments also evinced distinguished bravery in the battle of the 17th of September. The former regiment was under the command of Major Blumenburg, who was severely wounded, and it lost forty-two killed and one hundred and forty-two wounded. The latter under Lieutenant Colonel Duryea, fought on the left of the Federal line under Burnside, near the stone bridge, and lost several killed and wounded. This regiment had also performed hard service in Newbern, North Carolina. At that time it numbered seven hundred and seventy-nine men, and after the campagin in Maryland, it only numbered two hundred and fifty, officers and men. It lost in battle by death and wounds, one hundred and forty-four men. At the battle of Sharpsburg, the Purnell Maryland Legion, fought in the third 1 General Longstreet says: "In one month, we had in our ranks, besides taking arms and these troops had marched over two hundred other munitions of war in large quantities.."— miles, upon little more than half rations, and Reports of the Army of Northern Virginia, ii., fought nine battles and skirmishes; killed, p. 86. wounded and captured nearly as many men as |
