Robert Gideon Welles was a Lieutenant in the 10th US Infantry when he commanded Company K of the 2nd US in action at Antietam near the Middle Bridge on 17 September 1862. His Uncle Gideon Welles (1802-1878) was US Secretary… continue reading

This is part of an entry Dr. Bacon wrote on the march near Fredericksburg, VA on 3 June 1863. It concerns First Lieutenant Abraham Grafius, 2nd United States Infantry. Lieutenant Grafius led Company C of the 2nd Infantry at Antietam… continue reading

First Lieutenant William Findley Drum led Company B of the 2nd United States Infantry in their foray over the Middle Bridge at Antietam on 17 September 1862. In 1865 he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel (soon Colonel) of the 7th New… continue reading

A photograph from the collection of the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, PA. Probably taken in 1862, it was donated by Richard Woodbury. Pictured (l to r) in the foreground are 8 members of Company F, 2nd… continue reading

This photograph from the Wisconsin Historical Society depicts men of the color guard of the 2nd Wisconsin regiment. It was probably taken in the Summer of 1862. From a feature on the Iron Brigade in America’s Civil War Magazine of… continue reading