As the Battle of Antietam came to an end, General Robert E. Lee encountered Brigadier General John Bell Hood while inspecting the Confederate left flank.
Lee reportedly asked: "Great God, General Hood, where is your splendid division?"
Hood replied, "They are lying upon the field where you sent them, sir."
(Roughly two-thirds of Hood's brigade had been killed or wounded fighting in "The Cornfield.")
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Lee & Hood, 17 Sep 1862
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