An old soldier becomes insane (1885)
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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
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1Lt Daniel M Brodhead, 1LT George K Brady, 14th US Infantry (c. 1863)
A digital copy of a photograph at the US Army Heritage & Education Center at Carlisle Barracks, PA. Their description is CWP 100.15: First Lieutenant Daniel Mifflin Brodhead and First Lieutenant George [Keyports] Brady, 14th Regiment, United States Infantry, in… continue reading
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John P Shelton, 13th Massachusetts Infantry (1861)
18 year old John Parker Shelton was initially only wounded in the foot at Antietam on 17 September 1862, but while helping another soldier to the rear was hit again, in the spine, and died of his wounds two days… continue reading
