Colonel James McQuade commanded the 14th New York Infantry at Antietam. This photograph is in the Library of Congress. >> continue reading

This postwar photograph is of Henry Lawrence Eustis, professor of engineering at Harvard’s Lawrence Scientific School (now School of Engineering and Applied Sciences – SEAS) from 1849 to 1862, and from 1864 to 1885. It’s online thanks to SEAS. A… >> continue reading

This is a photograph of Colonel Theodore B Gates from the Library of Congress. As Lieutenant Colonel he led the 80th New York Infantry (20th New York State Militia) in action on the Maryland Campaign. >> continue reading

Captain John D O’Brian was in command of the 24th New York Infantry at Antietam as senior officer on the field. He was seriously wounded there and lost his leg to amputation. His photograph is from the New York State… >> continue reading

[top col. 1&2, middle col. 1&2, bottom col. 1] Clippings from the Fox Lake (WI) Gazette of 2 October 1862 listing Wisconsin soldiers in Maryland hospitals, those recently died in Washington, DC, and those buried near the Maryland battlefields. Last… >> continue reading

A photograph at the Library of Congress of Colonel William H. Pettes. He commanded the 50th New York Engineers. Although nominally attached to the Army of the Potomac, they were not in the field on the Maryland Campaign, but were… >> continue reading