Last Confederate Bivouac - Plaque - McConnellsburg, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 39° 55.238 W 078° 00.379
17S E 755856 N 4423239
Plaque set in 1930 marking the last Confederate encampment on Northern soil.
Waymark Code: WM3KPZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member unimoggers
Views: 10

This plaque is about 20 feet north of a blue historical marker set in 1947 - plaque text is as follows:

General Bradley T. Johnson of the Confederate Army encamped 20 rods west of this marker at the Patterson home July 31, 1864 after the burning of Chambersburg. This was the last Confederate bivouac north of the Mason and Dixon line.
Marker Name: Last Confederate Bivouac - PLAQUE

County: Fulton

Date Dedicated: 07/01/1930

Marker Type: Plaque

Location: US 522, 1 mile S of McConnellsburg

Category: Civil War, Military

Website: [Web Link]

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