Last Confederate Bivouac - Plaque - McConnellsburg, PA
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Plaque set in 1930 marking the last Confederate encampment on Northern soil.
Waymark Code: WM3KPZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2008
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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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