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destruction. Just as General Pender prepared to move his infantry forward in assault, a white flag was displayed, and General White, the commanding officer, surrendered 11,000 men, 73 pieces of artillery, 13,000 small-arms, and other stores. Jackson's Report. After a brief rest, Jackson and Walker started to join their commander. By a severe night march, they reached Sharpsburg about noon on the 16th. General Walker says: The thought of General Lee's perilous situation, with the Potomac river on his rear, confronting with his small force McClellan's vast army, had haunted me through the long hours of the night's march. Sharpsburg, Battles and Leaders, II, 675. A. P. Hill and McLaws followed Jackson, arriving during the battle when they were sorely needed. When Jackson and Walker reported for position, General Lee's ground had been selected, and he had placed Longstreet on his right and D. H. Hill to Longstreet's left. The line of battle extended along a slight crest, paral