1862 Antietam Campaign - Shepherdstown, WV
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This sign describes events related to the Antietam or Maryland Campaign in the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMN22K
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2014
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In Shepherdstown, along Route 230, is this sign about the Battle of Antietam.
The sign is in front of a yellow building that was where Shepherdstown College was started and was a field hospital at one time. The sign has the following text:
"1862 Antietam Campaign
Lee Invades Maryland
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac pursued Lee, who had detached Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's force to capture the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry. After the Federals pushed the remaining Confederates out of the South Mountain gaps, Lee waited near Sharpsburg and Antietam Creek for Jackson's return.
On September 17, at the Battle of Antietam, the two armies clashed in the bloodiest single day in American history and suffered some 23,000 casualties. Lee soon retreated across the Potomac, ending his first invasion of the North.
Follow in the footsteps of Gens. Lee and McClellan along the Civil War Trails Antietam Campaign: Lee Invades Maryland, a 90-mile tour route that allows you to explore the stories of triumph and tragedy at more than 60 Civil War sites. Please travel carefully as you enjoy the beauty and history of the trail."
There are images of the two generals and another of scene about the campaign on South Mountain. There is also a map with marks pertaining to Antietam Campaign.
Group that erected the marker: Civil War Trails
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
301 N. King Street
Shepherdstown, WV United States of America
25443
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