Battle of Shepherdstown
Confederate Commander
Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton
Total Engaged:
Killed: 36
Wounded: 267
Captured or Missing: 6
Total Casualties: 309
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. James J. Archer
Brig. Gen. William D. Pender
Brig. Gen. Edward L. Thomas
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Confederate Order of Battle
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September 19-20, 1862
Jefferson County, West Virginia
Also Called Boteler's Ford or Blackburn's Ford
Last Battle of Maryland Campaign
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National Park Service
A Bend in the River: Conservation Currents at Shepherdstown Battlefield
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American Battlefield Trust
Shepherdstown (Battle of Boteler's Ford)
Book: A History and Guide to Civil War Sheperdstown
The Pivotal Moment of the Maryland Campaign: The Case for Shepherdstown
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Sheperdstown Battlefield Preservation Association
Maps of the Battle of Shepherdstown
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American History Central
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HistoryNet
Daring Beyond Precedent: One Union Officer's Bravery at Shepherdstown
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Emerging Civil War
"The World Will Little Note, Nor Long Remember:" The Battle of Shepherdstown and the Preliminary
Emancipation Proclamation - Part 1
Emancipation Proclamation - Part 2
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Union Commander
Total Engaged:
Killed: 73
Wounded: 163
Captured or Missing: 132
Total Casualties: 368
Union Officers
Brig. Gen. Charles Griffin
Brig. Gen. George Sykes
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Union Order of Battle
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Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964.
----------------- Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992.
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