Battle of Shepherdstown
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The Battle of Shepherdstown, also known as the Battle of Boteler's Ford, took place September 19–20, 1862, at Boteler's Ford along the Potomac River, during the Maryland campaign of the American Civil War. After the Battle of Antietam on September 17, General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia withdrew across the Potomac. Lee left a rearguard commanded by Brigadier General William N. Pendleton at Boteler's Ford. On September 19, elements of the Union V Corps dueled with Pendleton's artillery before pushing a short distance across the river at dusk. Pendleton inaccurately informed Lee that all of the artillery of the rearguard had been captured. On the morning of September 20, the Confederates counterattacked with A. P. Hill's Light Division, forcing the Union units back across the Potomac. One Union unit, the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, did not withdraw at the same time as the others and suffered heavy losses. Lee's army continued its retreat into the Shenandoah Valley after the battle.
1862
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Battle of Boteler's Ford
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Location: 39.4279, -77.7786, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Boteler's Ford, Potomac River near Shepherdstown. Point at which Confederate Army crossed after battle of Antietam LCCN2014646041
Ford near Shepherdstown, on the Potomac. Pickets firing across the river LCCN2004660886
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| commons | image | Boteler's Ford, Potomac River near Shepherdstown. Point at which Confederate Army crossed after battle of Antietam LCCN2014646041 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ford near Shepherdstown, on the Potomac. Pickets firing across the river LCCN2004660886 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War (1887) (14782783503) | Commons | ||
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