Category: biography
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This stuff will drive you nuts
The Antietam Cemetery History has him as Daniel Mibbon, 18th New York Infantry (thanks Western Maryland’s Historical Library/WHILBR!). It’s Dan’l Mibbon, N.Y. on his stone. Frederick hospital records list him as Daniel S. Milborne, 13th New York (thanks National Museum of Civil War Medicine!). He doesn’t appear in the rosters for either of those regiments…
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James VcVay & Sons
James McVay was an “old man” in the 14th Connecticut Infantry. He had enlisted as a Private in Company K with his sons Michael and Francis in July 1862. He died of “exhaustion” at the end of the regiment’s first day’s march on what became the Maryland Campaign. His was the first death in that…
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Modern headstones
I’ve seen dozens of modern-era grave markers with errors large and small over the years of researching my soldiers, but had not thought to make a list or keep a log of them until recently …
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Dr. Rushton, late of the ‘Bloody 7th’ South Carolina
I had a great time pulling a research “thread” and thought both of my readers might like to share in the journey looking into Sgt J M Rushton.
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Lieutenant Anthony Morin
James Grant of the Christian Commission was on the field after the battle of Antietam … While moving around amongst the wounded … my attention was called by a disabled officer to a friend of his, badly wounded in the face, and lying out somewhere without a covering. Following his directions, and throwing the rays…
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Charles Leiper of Rush’s Lancers
Here’s an impressive cavalryman you might like to meet: Charles L. Leiper of Rush’s Lancers – the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Although cavalry units were not significantly engaged at Antietam on 17 September, they battled all across Maryland in the week or so before. On the 7th [September 1862], Lieutenant Charles L. Leiper was placed in…
