Kendall’s Mills, ME (1860)
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Kendall’s Mills in Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine (touch to enlarge). Hometown of Lieutenant Augustus F. Emery of Companies E and D of the 7th Maine Infantry, 1861-1864. Homes of others of the regiment are probably shown on the map. I… continue reading
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New map and a minor re-org
It had been nearly 20 years since I last added a battle map segment to Antietam on the Web, and now I’ve put up two new ones in two days. I felt the call to do the first one as… continue reading
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An old soldier becomes insane (1885)
Colonel William Howard Irwin commanded a brigade in the Federal 6th Corps at Antietam, and is perhaps best known as the man who, possibly under the influence of alcohol, ordered a reckless charge by the 7th Maine Infantry there on… continue reading
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The charge of the 7th Maine at Antietam
One of the saddest stories of Antietam is that of the vain heroism of the 7th Maine Infantry on the Piper Farm at about 5 pm on 17 September 1862. continue reading
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Willie Crosby (c. 1861)
William Crosby enlisted as a Sergeant in the 7th Maine Infantry in August 1861, then an 18 year old student living with his parents and siblings in Bangor, Maine. He was described as being 5′ 10″ tall, brown haired, with… continue reading
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William H Forwood, USA (c. 1865, 1902)
Dr. William Henry Forwood was an Assistant Surgeon, US Army and with the First Battalion, 14th United States Infantry at Antietam in September 1862. His photograph is from Vol. 2 of an Army Medical Department album now in the National… continue reading
