The struggle around West Wood featured John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade, while the IX corps of Burnside was kept at bay near a bridge that spanned a certain body of water.
The struggle around West Wood featured John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade, while the IX corps of Burnside was kept at bay near a bridge that spanned a certain body of water. Preceded by General D.H. Hill's approach to South Mountain, which allowed Jackson to capture Harper's Ferry, it featured the "Bloody Lane" which saw men mowed down in a sunken road. General Order 191, detailing plans to disperse the Army of Northern Virginia, was ignored by McClellan who delayed his action by 18 hours, costing the Union a potential decisive victory. For 10 points, name this September 1862 battle that thwarted Lee's invasion of Maryland and led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The struggle around West Wood featured John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade, while the IX corps of Burnside was kept at bay near a bridge that spanned a certain body of water.
Battle of {Antietam} Creek or Battle of {Sharpsburg}