Talk:Battle of Antietam order of battle: Union

2nd U.S. Sharpshooters
I was just reading an article in the latest issue of North and South magazine about the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters at Antietam. According to the article, the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was one of five regiments of the Iron Brigade (4/1/1). According to the wiki article, however, it lists the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters as part of the first brigade, first division, first corps (1/1/1). Who's right? Thanks. Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 20:32, 18 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Oops! The 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters fought with the Iron Brigade, but only as a reinforcement.  They are indeed part of the first brigade, first division, first corps (1/1/1).  My bad.  :)  Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 01:39, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

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Who commanded 1st Corps, 2nd Division, 2 Brigade
The commander is listed as William A. Christian, with a note suggestion Colonel Peter Lyle succeeded him in command of the brigade but that this is not mentioned in the battle reports. I did some searching on the matter and found that this is not true. 2nd Division commander Brigadier General Rickett's official report lists Peter Lyle as in command of the 2nd brigade: http://antietam.aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=49 After seeing some mentions of supposed cowardice by Col. Christian as the reason for his absence, I discovered a fascinating, well-researched article on William A. Christian that fully explains what happened: https://antietamscornfield.com/2016/07/31/cowards-in-the-cornfield-the-sorry-story-of-colonel-william-christian/

Omegastar (talk) 10:36, 18 July 2019 (UTC)