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|   Barbara Fritchie House - Frederick MD
in U.S. Civil War Sites As the Confederate army marched through Frederick on September 10, 1862, feisty Unionists—mostly women—showed their defiance by waving the Stars and Stripes. The poet John G. Whittier immortalized one of them in “The Ballad of Barbara Fritchie. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/27/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
 view galleryNW59.5 km | North Market Street "Now I shall see Cousin J." - Frederick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Reynolds visited his cousin that Sunday afternoon before leaving to confer with his new commander, Gen. George G. Meade. Catherine prepared a meal for him, hoping that he would return after the meeting. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/26/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
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| Libertytown-Hot, Humid, and Worn Out - Libertytown MD in U.S. Civil War Sites On June 29, 1863, the Army of the Potomac's II Corps, commanded by Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, broke camp south of Frederick near the Monocacy River, marched into Frederick, and turned eastward on the road to Liberty (Libertytown). posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
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| Middleburg United Methodist Church in U.S. Civil War Sites Located in historic Middleburg, VA posted by: robert location: Virginia date approved: 06/02/2007 last visited: 11/14/2017 |
 view galleryN64.1 km | New Windsor-Village by Moonlight - New Windsor in U.S. Civil War Sites In June 1863, as Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia marched north, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry rode east of the main army. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
 view galleryNW64.2 km | Brunswick-Formerly Berlin - Brunswick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Union troops pursuing the Confederate army to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 crossed the Potomac River here. Called Berlin at the time of the Civil War, this town truly experienced the challenges of life on the border. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/23/2023 last visited: 03/23/2023 |
 view galleryN65.7 km | Engagement at Westminster War at the Almshouse - Westminster MD in U.S. Civil War Sites On June 29, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s infantry was in Pennsylvania, and Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry arrived here on the outskirts of Westminster. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
 view galleryN66.6 km | Corbit's Charge “Suicidal Bravery” - Westminster MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Gen. J.E.B. Stuart as the cavalry commander led his force east and north around the Union army. Here, on the afternoon of June 29, Federal and Confederate cavalrymen clashed on the street before you. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/07/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
 view galleryN66.6 km | Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat - Westminster MD in U.S. Civil War Sites After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/07/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
 view galleryN66.8 km | Aftermath of Battle Hospitals and Graves - Westminster, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites After the cavalry engagement here on June 29, 1863, Westminster’s citizens cared for dozens of wounded of both sides. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/07/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
 view galleryN66.8 km | Divided Loyalties A U.S. Flag Goes South - Westminster MD in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Civil War, some Westminster families supported the Confederacy while others stood by the Union. Among the latter was Mary Ann “Mollie” Huber, who organized a dozen other like minded ladies into a sewing circle that met at her house. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/07/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
 view galleryN67.3 km | Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat - Westminster MD in U.S. Civil War Sites After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/06/2023 last visited: 05/13/2023 |
 view galleryN67.3 km | Westminster Depot-Pressed into Service - Westminster MD in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 1, 1863, Gen. Herman Haupt, chief of U.S. Military Railroads, assumed control here of the Western Maryland Railroad to supply the army engaged at Gettysburg. He found a depot nearby as well as several large grain and flour warehouses. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/06/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
 view galleryN67.9 km | Union Bridge - Reynolds’ Last Journey - Union Bridge, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Union Gen. John E. Reynolds was killed at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 while directing his command along the Chambersburg Turnpike in the early fighting. His body was carried to a house in town. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
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| Gilmor's Raid-Capturing Cockeysville - Cockeysville, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Johnson sent 25 mounted troopers under Maj. Harry Gilmor to seize Cockeysville, where they arrived on Sunday, July 10. They set up pickets and burned the Northern Central Railway’s bridge across the Big Gunpowder Falls. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/21/2023 last visited: 03/25/2023 |
 view galleryNE69 km | Glen Ellen-Maj. Harry Gilmor's Childhood Home - Phoenix MD in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 10, 1864, Confederate Maj. Harry W. Gilmor (1838-1883) surprised his parents with a brief visit to Gen Ellen, his boyhood home which stood in the Dulaney Valley just southwest of here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/23/2023 last visited: 03/25/2023 |
 view galleryNW69 km | Middletown, Maryland in U.S. Civil War Sites This entire town is a Civil War site. Historic markers, field hospitals, Civil War Trails markers, an historic district based on the town's Civil War connections & historic Route 40/National Road all make this a must-see for any history enthusiast. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 08/19/2011 last visited: 09/04/2014 |
 view galleryNW69.2 km | Zion Lutheran Church - Middletown, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites One of the most prolific landmarks of this proud Civil War town doubled as a field hospital as battles raged nearby. The church overlooks Route 40 - the National Road and is a contributing structure to the Middletown Historic District. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 08/22/2011 last visited: 11/17/2021 |
 view galleryNW70 km | Burkittsville-Houses of Worship Become Houses of Misery - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Union surgeons turned Burkittsville, a quiet rural village of some 200 people, into a hospital complex after the September 14, 1862, Battle of Crampton’s Gap. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/19/2021 last visited: 11/19/2021 |
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| Union XIIth Corps Winter Camp - Stafford VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A NY regiment of the Union 12th Corps was encamped in Brooke, VA in the winter of 1862. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 03/25/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryS70.3 km | Chaptico-A History of Rebellion - Chaptico MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Tiny Chaptico was home to many daring men, beginning with John Coode who led Maryland's 1689 Protestant Rebellion. During the Civil War, Chaptico's blockade runners carried medicine and other supplies at night across the Potomac River. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/04/2023 last visited: 04/04/2023 |
 view galleryNW70.7 km | Confederate Forces Munford’s Brigade and Mahone’s Brigade (C.P.5) - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate Forces
Col. T. T. Munford, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Commanding,
Munford’s Brigade,
2nd & 12th Virginia Cavalry.
Mahone’s Brigade,
Lt. Col. Wm. A. Parham, 41st Virginia, Commanding.
6th, 12th, 16th, 41st, and 61st Virginia Infantry
(September 14, 1862) posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/28/2020 last visited: 12/30/2022 |
 view galleryNW71.1 km | Chew’s Ashby Artillery - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Captain R. Preston Chew organized Chew’s Ashby Artillery, the first “horse artillery” in the Confederate army, in November 1861. He named it for Colonel Turner Ashby. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/26/2020 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
 view galleryNW71.1 km | “Sealed With Their Lives” - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Just before the Confederate line along Mountain Church Road gave way, Brigadier General Howell Cobb arrived in Crampton’s Gap with his Georgia and North Carolina troops. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/26/2020 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
 view galleryS71.3 km | Union Redoubt #3 - Stafford VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A monument marks the location of a Union fort in Brooke VA. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 03/25/2011 last visited: never |
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