William S. Fitzsimmons
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Private William S Fitzsimmons of Company C, 8th Ohio Infantry was seriously wounded at Antietam. Afterward he studied the law and was admitted to the bar in Bucyrus in 1868, but died young in 1870, not yet 30 years old,… continue reading
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Piecing a soldier’s story together
With a nudge from a record in the Frederick Patient List database, I went looking for 2nd Lieutenant J. Corfro of Company I, 1st North Carolina Infantry, only to find he probably never existed, despite his shiny new government-issue marker… continue reading
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Things change
I started a discussion forum/group on Yahoo in April 2001 called TalkAntietam. While never a high volume operation, it has been a place for a wide range of experts and enthusiasts to share information about the battle. It’s probably not… continue reading
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1st Lieut. John R. Rankin
John R Rankin was a 19 years old Private at the battle of Antietam, and later wrote an excellent memoir about it. It’s now at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis. Here he is on a page from E.R. Brown’s… continue reading
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Lucius H. Briggs
Private Lucius H. Briggs was a printer on the Webster Times, Webster, Massachusetts when the war began. He enlisted in the 15th Massachusetts in May 1861 but was killed at Antietam on 17 September 1862. His photograph hosted online by… continue reading
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Arminius and Helen Round
Sergeant Arminius S. Round of the 34th New York Infantry was wounded at Antietam in two places – by a gunshot to his shoulder and canister ball through his leg. He survived Antietam and had later war service with 2nd… continue reading
