Twelfth Army Corps
Gordon's Brigade, Williams' Division
U.S.A.
Twelfth Army Corps,
Gordon's Brigade, Williams' Division
Brig. Gen. George H. Gordon, Commanding.
Organization.
2nd Massachusetts Infantry,
3rd Wisconsin Infantry,
27th Indiana Infantry,
13th New Jersey Infantry,
107th New York Infantry,
Zouaves D'Afrique, Pennsylvania.
September 17, 1862, No. 2.
Immediately after the withdrawal of Gordon's Brigade to the East Woods, after being relieved by Sedgwick's Division, it was ordered to the support of that Division in the West Woods.
The 13th New Jersey and 2d Massachusetts advanced into this road. --The former north and latter south of this point.-- where the encountered such a destructive fire from the enemy that they were compelled to retire to the East Woods. Later in the day, the 13th New Jersey advanced into the woods west of the Dunkard Church and took position on the right of Greene's Division.
Marker is at the intersection of Dunker Church Road / Old Hagerstown Pike and Cornfield Avenue on Dunker Church Road / Old Hagerstown Pike.
Courtesy hmdb.org
