Gambrill Mill-Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 22.041 W 077° 23.245
18S E 294330 N 4360261
Mill owner James H. Gambrill used his wits to survive the turmoil. A Southern sympathizer, he sold flour to Northern troops as they set up their line of defense on his land.
Waymark Code: WM136HH
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2020
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Gambrill Mill-Monocacy National Battlefield--Mill owner James H. Gambrill used his wits to survive the turmoil. A Southern sympathizer, he sold flour to Northern troops as they set up their line of defense on his land. During the battle he took refuge inside the mill with Samuel S. Thomas and two friends who had escaped their four-day impressment in the Union army. The Federals turned the mill into a makeshift field hospital even though it was under near-constant fire. When the fighting ended, the four men emerged from their hiding place under the waterwheel. Gambrill and his mill had survived the Battle of Monocacy.
The neat, well-appointed mill was up-to-the-minute, and its output was greatly appreciated in the homes of a considerable radius. It was pleasure to accompany the big wagon team...to Gambrill's."
J.W. Dixon.
LOCATION: Marker is near Frederick, Maryland, in rederick County. Marker can be reached from Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Gambrill Mill is stop five on the driving tour of Monocacy Battlefield, which on a lane off the right side (east) of Urbana Pike. The marker is in the parking lot for the stop. The Mill previously was used as a visitors center until the summer of 2007. Marker is in this post office area: Frederick MD 21704, United States of America.
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