Today in History (general history) On This Day in Confederate History/ Confederate General Birthdays, Sept. 14.

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On This Day in Confederate History, Sept. 14.

1862: The Battle of South Moutain in the Sharpsburg/Antietam Campaign. The battle takes place at Crampton's, Turner's, and Fox's gaps as Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia tries to prevent Maj. Gen. George McClellan's Army of the Potomac from getting through the mountain gaps to catch Lee's army while it is divided. The Federals find Crampton's Gap thinly held by the Confederates and seize it. At Turner's Gap and Fox's Gap Confederate Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill has 5,000 men who put up a stout defense and battle the Federals to a standstill by nightfall. Lee decides to withdraw that night so his army can concentrate. The Federals lost 433 men killed, 1,807 wounded, and 75 missing. The Confederate losses included 325 killed, 1,560 wounded, and 800 missing.

Brig. Gen. Montgomery D. Corse

He was wounded at 2nd Manassas,

South Mountain and Sharpsburg.

(Library of Congress)

The Battle of South Mountain, Maryland

On the third day of the Siege of Harper's Ferry, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson had the Federals in Harper's Ferry but the Yankees continued to hold out. However Federal cavalry manages to capture 40 wagons containing Longstreet's reserve ammunition.

Confederate General Birthdays, Sept. 14.

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