Maryland Campaign
Battle of South Mountain
Confederate Commanders
Forces Engaged: 18,000
Killed: 325
Wounded: 1,560
Missing: 800
Total Casualties: 2,685
September 14, 1862
Frederick County and
Washington County, near
Boonsboro, Maryland
Also Called Boonsboro Gap
Union Victory
Union Commanders
Forces Engaged: 28,000
Killed: 443
Wounded: 1,807
Missing: 75
Total Casualties: 2,325
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett
Brig. Gen. J. B. Kershaw
Brig. Gen. Howell Cobb
Brig. Gen. Paul J. Semmes
Brig. Gen. John B. Hood
Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley
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American Battlefield Trust
Book: The Battle of South Mountain: An Interview
South Mountain - Crampton's - September 14, 1862 - 5:30pm to 6pm
South Mountain - Fox's and Turner's Gap - September 14, 1862
The Pivotal Moment of the Maryland Campaign: The Case for South Mountain
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American History Central
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HistoryNet
Battlefields and Beyond: Battle of South Mountain
The Real Story Behind 58 Confederate Bodies Tossed in a Well
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ThoughtCo.
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Iron Brigadier
The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry at the Battle of South Mountain
The 6th and 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiments at the Battle of South Mountain
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New York Times
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Harper's Weekly
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Union Officers
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Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin
Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch
Maj. Gen. William F. Smith
Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton
Brig. Gen. John P. Hatch
Brig. Gen. Marsena R. Patrick
Brig. Gen. John Newton
Brig. Gen. John Gibbon
Brig. Gen. George R. Myers
Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock
Brig. Gen. W. T. H. Brooks
Brig. Gen. James Nagle
Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero
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