Amidst a firestorm of Confederate shells, just as his brigade was heading into the hell of Antietam’s Cornfield, Colonel William Christian suddenly muttered “I’ve always had a great fear of shelling.”  And with that, he simply vanished… By David A. Welker William Henry Christian was born on April 9th 1825 in Utica, New York.  Although … Continue reading Cowards in the Cornfield?: The Sorry Story of Colonel William Christian