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|  John Wilkes Booth Escape of an Assassin - Port Tobacco MD 20677
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites From the Eastern Shore to the suburbs of Washington, eastern Maryland endured those strains of civil war in ways difficult to imagine today. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/10/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE135.5 km
|  Pine Thicket “the instrument of his punishment” - Bel Alton MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David A. Herold, fled Washington for Southern Maryland, a hotbed of Confederate sympathizers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/11/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery NE136.3 km
|  Gettysburg Heritage Sites Self-Guided Walking Tour - Gettysburg, PA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Learn about history as you stroll though rolling hills which were once deadly battlefields but are now decorated with interpretive and endless monuments, memorials and markers. Learn about local town cultural too as you tour the town square. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 9/13/2010 last visited: 4/20/2019 |
view gallery NE136.5 km
|  Gettysburg National Military Park - Gettysburg PA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Gettysburg National Military Park preserves and presents the history of the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, a turning point in the war between the states. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 6/2/2009 last visited: 6/1/2012 |
view gallery NE136.8 km
|  Engagement at Westminster War at the Almshouse - Westminster MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On June 29, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s infantry was in Pennsylvania, and Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry arrived here on the outskirts of Westminster. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/12/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE137 km
|  General Lee's Headquarters - Gettysburg PA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This museum is the stone house used as CSA Gen. Robert E. Lee personal headquarters during the battle of Gettysburg. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 6/2/2009 last visited: 7/28/2014 |
view gallery NE137 km
|  The Jenny Wade House - Gettysburg, PA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This site is as it was in this house the only Civilian was killed during the Battle of Gettysburg. She was killed in the house's kitchen on the 3rd day of the battle: July 3, 1863. Along with her sister & mother, helped the Union by baking bread. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 8/11/2011 last visited: 7/23/2017 |
view gallery NE137.1 km
|  The Shriver House - Gettysburg, PA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This significant civil war house and contributing structure to the historic district is marked by the historical society and has been turned into a museum to teach about local cultural history with regards to the Battle of Gettysburg. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/28/2011 last visited: 3/29/2015 |
view gallery NE137.3 km
|  Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat - Westminster MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/13/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE137.3 km
|  Divided Loyalties The Neal Family - Westminster MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites A block away, at what is now 71 East Main Street, stood the Abner Neal house. In August 1862, Federal soldiers arrested sixteen Westminster residents as Southern sympathizers and escorted them to Baltimore for questioning. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/13/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE137.3 km
|  Westminster Depot Pressed into Service - Westminster MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, railroads for the first time attained strategic importance for transporting troops and equipment. On July 1, 1863, Gen. Herman Haupt, chief of U.S. Military Railroads, assumed control here of the Western Maryland Railroad to supply the army engaged at Gettysburg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/13/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE137.4 km
|  Corbit's Charge “Suicidal Bravery” - Westminster MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites A detachment of the 150th New York Infantry and 108 officers and men of the 1st Delaware Cavalry, including Capt. Charles Corbit’s Co. C, guarded the road junction and Western Maryland Railroad line at Westminster. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/13/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE137.4 km
|  Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat - Westminster MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/13/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE137.6 km
|  David Wills House - Gettysburg PA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites President Abraham Lincoln stayed in the home of David Wills when he visited Gettysburg to deliver his Gettysburg Address. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2009 last visited: 4/20/2019 |
view gallery NE137.6 km
|  Divided Loyalties A U.S. Flag Goes South - Westminster MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, some Westminster families supported the Confederacy while others stood by the Union. Among the latter was Mary Ann “Mollie” Huber, who organized a dozen other like minded ladies into a sewing circle that met at her house. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/13/2020 last visited: 6/23/2019 |
view gallery NE137.6 km
|  Aftermath of Battle Hospitals and Graves - Westminster, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After the cavalry engagement here on June 29, 1863, Westminster’s citizens cared for dozens of wounded of both sides. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/13/2020 last visited: 6/23/2019 |
view gallery SE138.4 km
|  Crossing the Potomac Off into the Darkness - Newburg MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David A. Herold, fled Washington for Southern Maryland. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/11/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE138.4 km
|  Port Royal Booth Turned Away - Port Royal VA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites In front of you is the Brockenbrough-Peyton House where fugitives John Wilkes Booth and David Herold accompanied by three former Confederate soldiers arrived about 2:30 pm April 24, 1865, posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 3/11/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Union Mills "Shining lights" - Union Mills, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites At daybreak on June 30, 1863, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart arrived here from his bivouac at the Orendorff farm north of Westminster. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/12/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE140.8 km
|  Defiance at Union Mills "I'm a Union man!" - Union Mills, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites In 1863, brothers Andrew K. and William Shriver resided on either side of the Littlestown Turnpike here and likewise were divided in their loyalties, with William supporting the Confederacy and Andrew the Union. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/12/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery NE140.8 km
|  Gettysburg Campaign Invasion and Retreat - Union Mills, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/12/2020 last visited: 5/3/2020 |
view gallery SE141.8 km
|  Carmel Church ~ Gathering for North Anna
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites With Robert E. Lee on the south side and Winfield Hancock on the north side, the North Anna River's Chesterfield bridge was a natural meeting point. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 12/21/2010 last visited: never |
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