Actions at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown/Blackford's/Boteler's Fords, Maryland
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- Multiple actions occur simultaneously near Sharpsburg, Williamsport, and Shepherdstown, Blackford's, Boteler's Fords on the border of Washington County, Maryland on September 19, 1862
- Also listed on September 18
- Also referred to as the:
- Action at Sharpsburg, Shepherdstown and Blackford's Ford, or Botler's Ford and Williamsport, Potomac River
- Action at Blackford's Ford, West Virginia
- Action at Botelier's Ford, West Virginia
- Battle of Shepherdstown, West Virginia
- Skirmish at Blackford's Ford, West Virginia
- Skirmish at Boteler's Ford, West Virginia
- Skirmish at Boteller's Ford, West Virginia
- Skirmish at Shepherdstown Ford, West Virginia
Sub-Operations
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
- This operation may be related to the
Skirmishes near Williamsport, Maryland
from September 19-20, 1862
Union Troops
- 8th Illinois Cavalry
- 3rd Indiana Cavalry (Right Wing) (Companies A and B)
- 2nd Maine Infantry
- 20th Maine Infantry
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry
- 3rd Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
- 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooter Company
- 9th Massachusetts Infantry
- 18th Massachusetts Infantry
- 22nd Massachusetts Infantry
- 32nd Massachusetts Infantry
- (II) 1st Michigan Infantry
- (I) 4th Michigan Infantry
- 16th Michigan Infantry
- 1st New York Cavalry
- (II) 12th New York Infantry
- (II) 13th New York Infantry
- 14th New York Infantry
- 17th New York Infantry
- (II) 25th New York Infantry
- 44th New York Infantry
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 116th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery C
- 2nd District of Columbia Infantry
- 5th United States Cavalry
- 6th United States Cavalry
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery E
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery B
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery L
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery M
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery C
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery G
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery G
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery D
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery I
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery K
- 1st United States Sharpshooters
- 1st United States Infantry
- 2nd United States Infantry
- 3rd United States Infantry
- 4th United States Infantry
- 5th United States Infantry
- 6th United States Infantry
- 10th United States Infantry
- 11th United States Infantry
- 12th United States Infantry
- 14th United States Infantry
- 17th United States Infantry
Confederate Troops
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Casualties
- Union loss: 71 killed, 161 wounded, 131 missing = Total 363
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 600, 601, 647, 648, 657, 758, 759, 966, 969)
- Wikipedia - Packhouse Ford
Categories:
- Engagements in the War of the Rebellion
- Engagements in Maryland
- Engagements in Washington County, Maryland
- Skirmishes in Maryland
- Skirmishes in Washington County, Maryland
- Engagements in 1862
- Engagements on September 19, 1862
- Source: ACWR 600
- Source: ACWR 601
- Source: ACWR 647
- Source: ACWR 648
- Source: ACWR 657
- Source: ACWR 758
- Source: ACWR 759
- Source: ACWR 966
- Source: ACWR 969