Dawn, about 5:30–7:00 a.m.
The attack begins in the north
Hooker's I Corps moves south from the North Woods through Miller's Cornfield toward the Hagerstown Pike and Dunker Church. Jackson's thin left absorbs the opening attack while Hood's division waits behind the church.
WHAT TO NOTICEWoods, corn, fences, and smoke break a seemingly direct advance into confused local fights.