5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, Company A & I Monument - Sharpsburg, MD
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N 39° 28.320 W 077° 44.395
18S E 264312 N 4372740
The 5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, Company A & I monument is located on the Antietam Battlefield north of the farm road then called Sunken Lane and has since been called Bloody Lane.
Waymark Code: WMTKFH
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2016
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The 5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, Company A & I monument is a 4' high polished granite obelisk atop a 2' high square granite base. It was erected by the surviving members of Company A & I and dedicated on September 17, 1890.
The The 5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry fought for the Union during the Civil War. The front of the monument contains a medallion with the seal of the state of Maryland and the inscription:
ERECTED
BY THE SURVIVORS OF
COMPANY A & I
TO THE MEMORY OF OUR
FALLEN COMRADES
WHO FELL ON THIS SPOT
SEPTEMBER 17, 1862
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THIS STONE
MARKS THE EXTREME ADVANCE
OF WEBER'S BRIGADE
FRENCH'S DIV. 2ND ARMY CORPS.
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CAN THEIR GLORY EVER FADE
The granite base is inscribed:
5TH MD. VET. VOL. INF'Y
A medallions with a relief of a Union soldier standing and firing his rifle appear on the left side of the monument and a medallion showing a relief of a pyramid of three rifles is on the back. The right side medallion is missing.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Visitors Center 9 am to 5 pm
Battlefield until dusk
Entrance fees (if it applies): $5
Type of memorial: Monument
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