Field Hospitals - Sixth Corps

Medical Department

Army of the Potomac

Medical Department

Field Hospitals

Sixth Corps

The Division Field Hospitals of the Sixth Corps were established July 2nd near the Trostle House east of Rock Creek and two hundred yards southwest of this point. These Hospitals cared for 315 ...

Sixth Corps

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Army of the Potomac

Sixth Corps

Major General John Sedgwick

First Division Brigadier General Horatio G. Wright

Second Division Brigadier General Albion P. Howe

Third Division Major General John Newton, Brigadier General Frank Wheaton

Artillery Brigade Colonel Charles H. Tompkins

The Corps being in ...

Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps

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Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps,

Maj. Gen. William F. Smith, Commanding.

(September 17, 1862.)

Smith's Division left camp between Crampton's Pass and Rohrersville, in Pleasant Valley, at 5:30 a.m., of the 17th, crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford and arrived at the front ...

Sixth Army Corps

Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division

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Sixth Army Corps.

Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division.

Col. William H. Irwin, 49th Pennsylvania Infantry, Commanding.

Organization.

7th Maine Infantry,

20th 33rd 49th & 77th New York Infantry.

September 17, 1862.

Irwin's Brigade reached the field about noon of the 17th, formed line across the ...

Slocum's Division, Sixth Army Corps

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Slocum's Division, Sixth Army Corps.

Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, Commanding.

September 17, 1862.

Slocum's Division followed Smith's in its march from near Crampton's Pass on the morning of the 17th, and, upon reaching the field, occupied the ground from which Smith was ...

Sixth Army Corps

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Sixth Army Corps

Major General W.B. Franklin, Commanding.

(September 17, 1862.)

The Sixth Corps marched from its bivouac near Rohersville, in Pleasant Valley, at 5:30 a.m. of the 17th and reached the field shortly before noon. Smith's Division led ...

Sixth Army Corps

Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division

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Sixth Army Corps.

Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division,

Col. William H. Irwin, 49th Pennsylvania Infantry, Commanding.

Organization

7th Maine Infantry,

20th, 33d, 49th, & 77th New York Infantry

September 17, 1862

Irwin's Brigade came on the field about noon of the 17th, and formed ...

Sixth Army Corps

Brooks' Brigade, Smith's Division

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Sixth Army Corps

Brooks' Brigade, Smith's Division

Brig Gen. W.T.H. Brooks, Commanding

Organization

2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Vermont Infantry

September 17, 1862

Brooks' Brigade left its camp in Pleasant Valley at 6 a.m., of the 17th, crossed the Antietam at Pry's ...