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Battle of South Mountain

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However, nearby heritage areas in Frederick and Washington counties are still threatened by development and South Mountain was listed as one of the Most Endangered Battlefields in the 2009 and 2010 editions of History Under Siege. Plans to further develop the site of a natural gas plant just south
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In January 2011, the South Mountain battlefield gained National Heritage Landmark status and in August 2012, the State of Maryland declared its continued commitment to the preservation of these invaluable lands. The Civil War Trust followed these developments with a campaign to save 14 additional
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and its battlefield land preservation partners have acquired and preserved 703 acres of the South Mountain Battlefield through mid-2023. This includes 188 acres of land at the center of where the fighting took place in 1862. Most of the preserved area sits west of Route 40 south of where the old
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By dusk, with Crampton's Gap lost and his position at Fox's and Turner's Gaps precarious, Lee ordered his outnumbered forces to withdraw from South Mountain. McClellan was now in position to destroy Lee's army before it could concentrate. Union casualties of 28,000 engaged were 2,325 (443 killed,
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of the 23rd Ohio led a flank attack and was seriously wounded. Cox pushed through the North Carolinians positioned behind a stone wall at the gap's crest, but he failed to capitalize on his gains as his men were exhausted, allowing Confederate reinforcements to deploy in the gap around the Daniel
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northward to respond to a perceived threat from Pennsylvania. After learning of McClellan's intelligence coup, Lee quickly recalled Longstreet's forces to reinforce the South Mountain passes and thus attempt to block McClellan's advance. On the day of the battle, the only Confederate force posted
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In the 1890s, the United States War Department placed six markers at the summit of Turner’s Pass, also known as Turner’s Gap, across from the Old South Mountain Inn. They are on the north side of Alternate U.S. 40, the old National Pike, the main highway west from the Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio
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wrote that the battle "turn back the tide of rebel successes" and "the strength of the rebels is hopelessly broken." Lee contemplated the end of his Maryland campaign. However, McClellan's limited activity on September 15 after his victory at South Mountain condemned the garrison at
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18 acres were originally acquired by the Trust in 1991, to which 8 acres were added in 1995. More gains followed, as 136 acres were preserved in 2000, followed by 26 in 2004. Many of these additions were made with the assistance of the
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A significant portion of the battlefield near the west side of the Moser Road and Reno Monument Road intersection has not been preserved. For a description and analysis of the earliest land tracts and roads in the battlefield area, see
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1,807 wounded, and 75 missing); Confederates lost 2,685 (325 killed, 1560 wounded, and 800 missing) of 18,000. The Battle of South Mountain was an important morale booster for the defeat-stricken Army of the Potomac. The
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Darkness and the difficult terrain prevented the complete collapse of Lee's line. At nightfall, the Federals held the high ground while the Confederates still held the gap.
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acres at the site. The Civil War Trust followed up with another successful preservation victory in 2013 by saving 298 acres of battlefield land at Turner's Gap.
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Wise farm. Reno sent forward the rest of his corps, but due to the timely arrival of Southern reinforcements under Confederate Brig. Gen.
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The battlefield's various sites, which Maryland recognizes as South Mountain State Battlefield Park, are preserved within the
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on the left. They seized the gap and captured 400 prisoners, mostly men who were arriving as late reinforcements from
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major general and McKinley a brevet major, and they would be elected to the presidency twenty years apart—Hayes in
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was forced to withdraw because of his isolated position, despite the arrival of reinforcements from Brig. Gen.
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Union Corps under General Franklin attacking Confederate troops at Crampton's gap, Harper's Weekly Oct 25 1862.
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McClellan temporarily organized his army into three wings for the attacks on the passes. Maj. Gen.
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Although the delay bought at South Mountain would allow him to reunite his army and forestall
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Valley during the Civil War. They provide specific details of the events during the battle.
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Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862
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Brigade ) defended Fox's Gap against Reno's IX Corps. A 9 a.m. attack by Union Brig. Gen.
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of Fox’s Gap remain a significant threat to portions of the South Mountain battlefield.
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The day has gone against us, and this army will go by Sharpsburg and cross the river.
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thinly deployed behind a three quarter-mile-long stone wall at the eastern base of
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west in an effort to force battle on the isolated parts of Lee's divided force.
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General D. H. Hill's report of his operations at this time is included in the
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to secure his rear, he could carry out an invasion of the Union, wrecking the
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Sharpsburg Road (now known as Reno Monument Road) meets Fox’s Gap Road.
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Fox's Gap at the battle of South Mountain, MD. Sunday, Sept. 14, 1862
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Just to the south, other elements of Hill's division (most notably
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Johnson, Robert Underwood; Buel, Clarence Clough (9 April 1887).
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to capture and gave Lee time to unite his scattered divisions at
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Map of South Mountain Battlefield core and study areas by the
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around Boonsboro was a five-brigade division under Maj. Gen.
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After Lee invaded Maryland, a copy of an order, known as
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To counter the Confederate invasion, McClellan led the
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From Boonsboro, Lee had sent a column under Maj Gen.
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The Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain
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