Into the Hornet’s Nest

The soldiers of the Iron Brigade managed to hold their position at Antietam with muskets, cannons and brawn. And by the skin of their teeth. The Iron Brigade, recalled Lieutenant Colonel Edward Bragg of the 6th Wisconsin, had a “sniff of blood in their noses” early on September 17, 1862, in the opening stages of …

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