Shepherd's Town Eye Witness Accounts
Fall 1862
The farm where A. P. Hill's Light Division made contact with 5th Corp Units
as the Light Division advanced to retake Boetler's Ford.
by S.B.P.G.
The following accounts are from personal journals, diaries, newspapers, official reports and letters written by individuals who participated in the actions in and around Shepherd's Town, Va. during the Army of Northern Virginia's movement South after the Battle of Antietam. A. P. Hill's Light Division rushed from Harpers Ferry to check the attack of the Army of the Potomac at Antietam. The Army of Northern Virginia was then able to disengage itself . Lee would now have the opportunity to fight another day.
After taking time for his supplies and the Corps of the Army of the Potomac to reorganize themselves, McClellan ordered the 5th Corp to purse the Confederates and attack them if the opportunity arose. The following are eye witness accounts of these movements and actions. (any use of these accounts other then for personal historical research is strictly prohibited without written permission from owners and archivers of the materials.)
