and Cash, fell dead alongside me, while others paid the penalty of their bravery and can never be soldiers again.”
-- Captain John Hard, 7th South Carolina #antietam
They were allowed to approach within 30 feet (my men in the mean time having fixed bayonets), but at the proper time we rushed forward to the mouths of the cannon, handsomely repulsing their charge."
-- Walker describing the fighting around Tompkins' battery. #antietam