Thomas Smith is my great, great, great grandfather who fought in the Civil War. In the Civil War many soldiers were equipped with swords, such as artillerymen, knights and musicians (Stoddard). Thomas Smith was a Civil War soldier in the 128th Pennsylvania Regiment, wounded and involved in the Battle of Antietam and owned and fought with a sword as many others did in the Civil War. Thomas was a private in Company C of the 128th Regiment. This regiment was organized in August 1862 and Thomas was mustered out August 14, 1862. On August 16 the regiment left for Washington DC. They remained there until September 6, then moved to Frederick, Maryland, a trip that lasted 8 days. They then joined the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Corps, and the Army of the Potomac. (National Park Service) (PA Roots) From there the regiment moved to Antietam where the regiment and Thomas would experience their first battle. The Battle of Antietam was the first battle in which Thomas and his regiment were involved. His regiment formed up in the woods and marched into battle around 6 a.m. Once they reached the battlefield, they were greeted by the Confederate general, General Mansfield. General Mansfield's regiment was hiding in a corn field about 60 or 70 yards in front of the 128th Regiment. The regiment was "immediately under fire" (Wanner) and there was much confusion as to how the regiment would attack the Confederate forces as they were hidden by the cornfield. Before the 128th Regiment could be deployed, their colonel was killed by a bullet to the skull. Soon afterwards their lieutenant colonel was wounded in the arm. Assignment of the major, Major Joel B. Wanner, in charge of the regiment. He's th... half of the paper... tell me what I have here. vBulletin and Web. 12 November 2013. .The civil war. National Park Service and Web. November 6, 2013. .Date Horstmann. vBulletin and Web. 12 November 2013. Radici .PA. Alice J. Gayley and Web. November 6, 2013. .Stoddard, Brooke C., and Daniel P. Murphy. The book All about the Civil War: Everything you need to know about the conflict that divided a nation. Avon, Mass: Adams Media Corp, 2009. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Network. November 4, 2013. Wanner, Joel B. “HDQRS. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT PA. VOL." Letter. September 23, 1862. ST.