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(* Men Guns
A.P. Hill's Division 5,000 18
McLaws' Division 4,500 24
B.H. Anderson's Division 3,500 18
Hampton's Cavalry Brigade 1,500 --
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14,500 60 )
McClellan had called in Franklin from Rohrersville, and his muster
roll was imposing.
Men Guns
First Corps--Hooker 14,856 40
Second Corps--Sumner 18,813 42
Fifth Corps--Porter 12,930 70
Sixth Corps--Franklin 12,300 36
Ninth Corps--Burnside 13,819 35
Twelfth Corps--Mansfield 10,126 36
Cavalry--Pleasanton 4,320 16
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87,164 275
In comparison with the masses arrayed between the Red Hill and the
Antietam, the Confederate army was but a handful.
5 A.M.
Notwithstanding McClellan's caution, the opening of the battle was
not long delayed. Before sunrise the desultory firing of the pickets
had deepened to the roar of battle.


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