Excellent pic of the 14th Indiana. They were one of the regiments in Kimball's Brigade, French's Division, II Army Corps that hit the Sunken Road. They were on the right flank of the brigade line. Kimball had been Colonel of the 14th before he was given the brigade. The 8th Ohio was next on the left, they were from the north-central part of Ohio mostly from around Oberlin and Lorain. Their commanding officer was Frank Sawyer, who had been a professor at Oberlin College. Next was the 132nd Pennsylvania, a 9-month regiment from the coal fields around Williamsport and Wilkes Barre. Colonel Oakford was the only officer in the regiment with any experience--he had been in the 15th Pennsylvania (3-months service) Infantry in 1861--and he was the first man killed as the attack started. Antietam was the 132nd's first time in action. On the left flank was the 7th Virginia (it wasn't West Virginia until 1863) from around Beckley. The brigade held the crest of the ridge from about 10 AM until 2 PM when the Irish Brigade came up on their left and moved through them to drive the Confederates out of the Sunken Lane. Kimball's brigade was then moved to a position supporting the Union batteries on the ridgeline overlooking Sharpsburg (where the old Visitor Center used to stand) to draw the fire of the Confederate guns so that the Union artillery could identify targets. They lay in this position for the rest of the day.
Thanks for the additonal info on some of the units involved.