Gordon: Before the rear lines could recover, my exultant men were on their feet, devouring them with successive volleys. (Murfin, The Gleam of Bayonets, 1965; photo M. Gentile)

For a unique perspective, see Antietam Ranger Mannie Gentile’s sequence of narration and photographs depicting the Sunken Road fighting in 55mm from his blog My Year of Living Rangerously.