Dagger and sheath (c. 1860)
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At the New York Historical Society. handwritten in ink: on tag attached to object: Dagger picked / up on battlefield / during Battle of / Antietam / by Col. May H. / Stacey Then-Lieutenant May Humphrey Stacey was Adjutant of… continue reading
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George Crook (c. 1865)
I’ve just been updating the previously skeletal Antietam on the Web profile for Colonel George Crook (USMA 1852) who commanded a brigade in the Kanawha Division of the US Ninth Army Corps at Antietam on 17 September 1862. In addition… continue reading
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Major General Jacob Dolson Cox … surrounded by images of nine of his officers (c. 1862)
This set of photographs date from 1862-63 and, in addition to General Cox (center), includes 9 of his staff officers. Cox had command of the Kanawha Division/Ninth Army Corps at the start of the Maryland Campaign of 1862 and many… continue reading
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Wounded by one of our own shells
On 22 September 1862 Brigadier General Samuel D Sturgis completed the after-action report for his Division (Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac) describing their role on South Mountain and at Antietam earlier that month. One tiny detail… continue reading
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Assistant Surgeon Thomas W McMillin (c. 1862)
This expressive photograph of a young Assistant Surgeon Thomas McMillin was kindly shared to the FamilySearch database [free login required] by Kelly Harrison Thomas in 2021. Dr. McMillan was Medical Purveyor of the Army of the Potomac at Antietam in… continue reading
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US Army signal stations at Antietam
I’ve consulted this fine map on more than one occasion during my recent research into signal officers and surgeons at Antietam. It is annotated with the locations of US Army field hospitals and signal stations on and near the battlefield,… continue reading
