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John Guinn Hanna of the 6th Georgia Infantry led his Company in action in the Miller Cornfield at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862. At about 8:30 that morning the 7th and 66th Ohio regiments marched unobserved to within 30 yards of their line …

It was but a moment before the Captain [Hanna] of the 6th Georgia approached Lieutenant Colonel Newton [commanding the regiment] and reported that they were being flanked and instantly both the Captain and Newton were killed by the first volley of the 66th Ohio.

Captain Hanna’s photograph kindly provided by John Banks, from the collection of descendant Neal Thompson.