Sedgwick's division of 5,400 men was the first to ford the Antietam, and they entered the East Woods with the intention of turning left and forcing the Confederates south into the assault of Ambrose Burnside's IX Corps.
Sedgwick's division med 5.400 mand var den første som overskredAntietam, og de gik ind i East Woods men den hensigt at svinge mod venstre og tvinge de konfødererede sydpå ind i angrebet af Ambrose Burnside's IX Korps.