".......when bullets are cracking skulls like eggshells, the consuming passion.....
is to get out of the way!"
Union Pvt. David L. Thompson
Of nearly 100,000 soldiers engaged in battle, about 23,000 were killed, wounded or missing. Late on September 18, 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee forded the Potomac to Virginia.
The Union Army held the field.
is to get out of the way!"
Union Pvt. David L. Thompson
Of nearly 100,000 soldiers engaged in battle, about 23,000 were killed, wounded or missing. Late on September 18, 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee forded the Potomac to Virginia.
The Union Army held the field.