Lt. Henry G Bigelow (1863)
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Henry Grove Bigelow was the 20 year old Sergeant Major of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry when he was seriously wounded at Antietam in September 1862, by a gunshot through his hip which shattered part of his pelvis. He was at… continue reading
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Totally useless as an officer
Bold language is rare in military communications, so I thought I’d share this instance so both of my readers can enjoy it with me. It’s a clipping from the back of Captain Joseph E Knotts‘ letter of resignation of 14… continue reading
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Nathan Andrew Feaster (1844)
Nathan Andrew Feaster was from a prominent family in the Fairfield District, SC; his father Andrew was a wealthy planter, his grandfather John reached Fairfield from Lancaster, PA sometime before 1810. In 1844 an itinerant portrait artist named George Williamson… continue reading
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A gambler’s wild career
(touch for full article) 23 year old Lieutenant Colonel William H Betts, a former farmer from Tuskegee, AL, led the 13th Alabama Infantry in combat at Sharpsburg, MD on 17 September 1862 and was wounded there. His brigade and division… continue reading
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Melissa R, Eugene A, and DeWitt C Smith (1861)
Here are DeWitt Clinton Smith and his family in an ambrotype photograph probably taken as he prepared to leave his home in Minnesota for the war in the east. He’d married Melissa R. Shepard (1827-1905) in Michigan in 1847 –… continue reading
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Col William H Blair (c. 1863)
This serious face belongs to William H Blair, a lawyer from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He was Captain of Company G, 51st Pennsylvania Infantry and led them with “great gallantry in storming and taking Antietam Bridge 17 September 1862 under Maj. Gen.… continue reading
