Captain Merrill T Castleberry, 21st Georgia Infantry was terribly wounded at Sharpsburg, by a gunshot that entered his mouth and went out the back of his head. He was not expected to survive, but did. His beautiful 1890 stone, pictured… continue reading

Twenty year old Private William A Collins of the 48th North Carolina Infantry wrote home to his family in Statesville from Richmond, VA where he was being treated for a wound received at Sharpsburg the month before. He thought he… continue reading

Walter M. “Watt” Bryson was fresh out of medical school at the start of the war and by April 1862 was Captain of Company G of the 35th North Carolina Infantry. He was killed in action at Sharpsburg on 17… continue reading

Lieutenant Colonel George N Bomford led the 42nd New York Infantry at Antietam and was wounded in action there. This carte-de-visite photograph of him was sold by Centurion Auctions in 2018. continue reading

This is a photograph of 22nd Georgia Infantry Sharpsburg veteran Amos Jones Clark and his twin brother Turner long after the war. It’s from Henryetta Kidd via Findagrave. continue reading

This is Julius C. Wilsey who had been a Private in the 16th Connecticut Infantry for less than a month when he was killed at Antietam on 17 September 1862. His photograph courtesy of John Banks from his collection. continue reading