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|   Crossroads of Conflict - Myersville, MD
in U.S. Civil War Sites One of many interpretive signs at the South Mountain Welcome Center along I-70 westbound. posted by:  bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 4/7/2022 last visited: 4/9/2022 |
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| First Blood of the Civil War - Myersville, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites One of many interpretive signs at the South Mountain Welcome Center along I-70 westbound. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 4/7/2022 last visited: never |
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| Washington Monument in U.S. Civil War Sites The "original" Washington Monument, at Washington Monument State Park posted by:  robert location: Maryland date approved: 9/22/2006 last visited: 7/20/2022 |
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| Turner's Pass tablets - Zittlestown, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites A series of 6 tablets that descibe the events leading up to the battle at Fox's Gap. posted by: S5280ft location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2008 last visited: 12/8/2015 |
 view galleryS4.8 km | Old South Mountain Inn - Middletown, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites This site can be found along the National Road/Route 40, within this new Civil War district of about 115 properties. This is one of the most significant contributing buildings and an important Civil War site. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 12/3/2011 last visited: 11/28/2021 |
 view galleryS6.3 km | Death of Two Generals - Fox's Gap, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Hidden away at where the Appalachian trail crosses Reno Monument Road, there are monuments here for two Generals, one Union, one Confederate who fell on the same day. posted by: S5280ft location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2008 last visited: 10/3/2014 |
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| 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: 8/22/2011 last visited: 11/17/2021 |
 view gallerySE10.1 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: 8/19/2011 last visited: 9/4/2014 |
 view gallerySW13.2 km | A House Was Burning - Sharpsburg MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Fearful that Union sharpshooters would use the farm buildings as a strongpoint, Confederates set fire to them. The column of fire and smoke was visible all morning above the battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/25/2020 last visited: 11/1/2021 |
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| Joseph Poffenberger Farmstead - Sharpsburg, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites The Poffenberger farmstead was a major player during the Battle of Antietam. Union troops bivouacked there the night before the battle & again the next day to treat the wounded. According to the NPS, the log farmhouse was built circa 1770. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 2/11/2012 last visited: 11/2/2021 |
 view gallerySW13.4 km | I Found the Enemy in Great Force - Sharpsburg MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Initially, over 5,000 soldiers commanded by Gen. William H. French assaulted the Confederate position. French, who was ordered "to press the enemy" with all of his force, locked into a bloody and costly struggle against Confederates positioned in the well worn sunken farm road. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/25/2020 last visited: 11/2/2021 |
 view galleryW13.5 km | The Bloody Cornfield - Sharpsburg, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites A locational tablet marks the western side of the Bloody Cornfield, site of the most vicious, bloody & deadliest fighting in all of the Civil War. Today it is the site of numerous monuments, markers & cannons displayed on both sides of the road. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 1/15/2012 last visited: 11/21/2015 |
 view galleryW13.5 km | D.R. Miller Farm - Sharpsburg, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites This house is the only remaining structure on the property which existed during the battle of Antietam. It served as a field hospital for both sides after the battle. During the battle, the land around the farm was littered with dead soldiers. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 1/15/2012 last visited: 11/2/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | Cobb’s Brigade McLaw’s Division C.S.A./Lt. Col. Jefferson M. Lamar & Cobb's Georgia Legion - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Side 1: At 1 P.M. on September 14, 1862, Cobb’s Brigade under Gen. Howell Cobb of Athens, GA. marched from Sandy Hook to Brownsville at the west foot of South Mountain. Side 2: Col. Thomas R.R. Cobb (brother of Howell Cobb) organized Cobb’s Legion in August 1861. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | Sixth Army Corps (C.P.4) - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites The Sixth Corps consisted of two Divisions commanded by Major Generals H. W. Slocum and W. F. Smith. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | Between September 4th and 7th, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia (C.P.1) - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Between September 4th and 7th, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, Commanding, crossed the Potomac near Leesburg, and occupied Frederick, Maryland. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws' Command (C.P.2) - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites McLaws’ Command consisted of Kershaw’s, Barksdale’s, Semmes’ and Cobb’s Brigades of his own Division and R. H. Anderson’s Division of six Brigades-Wilcox’s, Mahone’s, Featherston’s, Armistead’s, Wright’s and Pryor’s. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | Crampton’s Pass Tablet C.P. 3 - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites (September 14, 1862) Upon the approach of the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, from Jefferson, Col. T. T. Munford, Commanding Cavalry Brigade, prepared to dispute its advance through this Pass. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | First New Jersey Brigade - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Late in the afternoon the brigade advanced from the fields north and west of Burkittsville, charged up the mountain, carried this point and followed the enemy to the west foot of the mountain. Loss in the brigade 40 killed, 134 wounded. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | War Correspondents Memorial Arch-Walking Tour Stop 7 - Burkettsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites This stone Arch, the culmination of Townsend's architectural endeavors was built in 1896 as a permanent memorial to newspaper correspondents, artists, and photographers of the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view gallerySW13.7 km | Dunker Church - Sharpsburg, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites During the battle of Antietam this church was the focal point of a number of Union attacks against the Conf. left flank. Most after action reports by commanders of both sides, including Union Gen. Hooker & Conf. Stonewall Jackson refer to the church. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 12/11/2011 last visited: 6/30/2022 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | The Maryland Campaign of 1862 - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites On September 4, 1862, General Robert E. Lee, hoping to shorten the war by winning a decisive victory on Northern soil, crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Lee planned to draw the Army of the Potomac through South Mountain into Pennsylvania. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | The Lost Orders - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites No other document of the Civil War has generated so much controversy as Lee's Special Orders No. 191. These “Lost Orders” detailed the movements of Lee’s army for the operation against Harpers Ferry. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | Mell Rifles & Troup Light Artillery - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites The Mell Rifles, Co. D, Cobb’s Legion Infantry, was raised in Athens, GA. in July 1861, by Patrick Hues Mell, Baptist minster and Vice Chancellor of the University of Georgia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
 view galleryS13.7 km | Troup Light Artillery - Burkittsville MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Organized in 1858 as the National Artillery, this unit changed its name to the Troup Light Artillery in honor of the former Georgia governor George W. Troup. It became a part of Cobb’s Legion when the war began. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/26/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
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