84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Volunteer Infantry

At the BattleofAntietam, on this spot known as The Cornfield, the 84th New York Volunteer Infantry, the 14th Brooklyn, New York State Militia, of the 1st Brigade under Colonel Phelps, 1st Division under General Doubleday, 1st Corps under General Hooker, was hotly engaged on the morning of September 17, 1862. The regiment's loss in that day's battle was 8 killed and 23 wounded among officers and men. At South Mountain, the prelude to Antietam, on September 14, 1862, it lost 8 killed and 18 wounded, making a total loss over the two days of 54 killed and wounded.

Keedysville, Maryland · United States