Sixth Army Corps
Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division
U.S.A.
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 road at this point, and charged through the batteries and across the fields in their front to check the advance of the Confederates from the West Woods. The direction of its advance was south of the Dunkard Church, and when its right regiments, the 33d and 77th New York, were nearly abreast of the church, they received such a destructive fire on their right and rear as compelled them to retire to the cover of the ridge in front of the church, the remainder of the brigade forming on their left. Late in the day the 7th Maine charged across the Bloody Lane to Piper's Barn and was repulsed by Cochrane's Brigade of Couch's Division, and withdrawn to the rear.
Marker is on Smoketown Road, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
