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|  Shielding the Army Where are the Confederates? - Williamsport MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The mountains provided Gen. Robert E. Lee with cover. As his army of 75,000 men and 272 pieces of artillery rumbled north through Washington County, the U.S. Army commander did not know his whereabouts because South Mountain, to the east, shielded the Confederates from observation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/12/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Battle of Funkstown - At Bay another Day - Funkstown MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Confederate presence at Funkstown threatened any Union advance against Gen. Robert E. Lee’s position near Williamsport and the Potomac River as he retreated to Virginia posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/27/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Barnesville “Before night our town changed hands five times!” - Barnesville MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On the evening of September 5, 1862, Gen. Wade Hampton’s and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s Confederate cavalry brigades bivouacked around Barnesville. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/22/2020 last visited: 5/21/2020 |
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|  Barnesville “... a bad night of it...” - Barnesville, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The advance of Union Gen. John F. Reynolds’ I Corps began slogging through Barnesville on the morning of Friday, June 26, 1863, having crossed the Potomac River the afternoon before and camped west of town. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/22/2020 last visited: 5/21/2020 |
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|  Sugarloaf Mountain A Signalman’s Lot - Stronghold MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites You are at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain, where on September 5-6, 1862, Union observers watched the Army of Northern Virginia cross the Potomac River to invade Maryland. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/22/2020 last visited: 5/21/2020 |
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|  Rowser’s Ford-5,000 Confederate Cavalrymen Crossed - Poolesville, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On June 24, 1863, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, leaving 3,000 cavalrymen in Rectortown, Virginia, to monitor Federal activity, led three Confederate cavalry brigades to Haymarket. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/10/2020 last visited: 3/23/2012 |
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|  Rose Hill Cemetery - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites ....North and South Reunited For Eternity
Some of the Civil War notables buried here in Rose Hill Include: posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
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|  The Wilderness Battlefield
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The two most well-known generals of the Civil War met in battle for the first time at the Wilderness. It was the beginning of the 1984 Overland Campaign between Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen Ulysses S. Grant. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/8/2011 last visited: 4/5/2014 |
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|  Buckeystown Park-Soldiers’ Shortcake - Buckeystown MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On the south end of this park, the road from Urbana to Buckeystown crossed the Monocacy River over a stone bridge. Some of the Confederate troops camped here on September 6, 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/20/2020 last visited: 5/21/2020 |
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|  The Cumberland Valley Railroad - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The F.R.R. connected Hagerstown to the Cumberland Valley Railroad (C.V.R.R.) which ran from Chambersburg to Harrisburg. Service began in 1841 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Treatment of the Wounded - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Rochester House stood on this site until its demolition in the mid-1950s. During the Civil War, it was the home of Mrs. Frances Howell Kennedy, widow of Dr. Howard Kennedy. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  Hagerstonians In The Civil War - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Brevet Brigadier General George Bell, USA 1828 - 1907 George Bell was the son of William Duffield Bell, developer of South Prospect Street and editor of the Hagerstown Torchlight newspaper. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  Ransom of Hagerstown - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Confederate General John McCausland met with town officials and the directors of the Hagerstown Bank in the court clerk's office to finalize payment of a $20,000 ransom levied in retaliation for Union destruction in the Shenandoah Valley. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  Hagerstonians in the Civil War - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Hagerstonians in the Civil War Governor William T. Hamilton, 1820-1888-William T. Hamilton was born in Boonsboro. He attended the Hagerstown Academy and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  A City Divided - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Hagerstown Mail offices were located on the second floor of this building during the Civil War posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/27/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat - Hagerstown, 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: 3/29/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  Treatment of the Wounded - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Local Physician,Dr. Norman Bruce Scott, attended to Confederate and Federal wounded in the Franklin Hotel, which stood at this site during the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/29/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  First Battle of Hagerstown Vicious Fighting in the Streets - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Combat raged here in the town square and in adjoining city blocks for six hours on Monday, July 6, 1863. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/29/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  Second Battle of Hagerstown Custer Captures the Town- Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Six days had passed since the Federals had failed in their first attempt to seize Hagerstown as they pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army retreating to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/29/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  First and Second Battles of Hagerstown, Maryland
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Markers with information about the First and Second Battles of Hagerstown. posted by: BruceS location: Maryland date approved: 4/4/2014 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  Fighting House to House, Yard to Yard - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites “Several others who were hidden in houses escaped by donning citizen’s clothing, and Private Anitpas H. Curtis (Company D), while so dressed, had the distinction of saluting General Lee in person.” posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/29/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Military Occupation - Hagerstown, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, the Juniors' firehouse was used by the U.S. Army for various purposes and served as a field hospital to treat the wounded. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/29/2020 last visited: 2/28/2015 |
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|  Fairfax Station ~ "The Angel of The Battlefield"
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Trails sign at station. Nurse Clara Barton played a role here as the wounded streamed in after the Second Battle of Manassas. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 7/9/2010 last visited: 4/30/2019 |
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|  Skirmish At St. Mary's ~ "Victory or Death"
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Virginia Civil War Trails marker on the grounds of St. Mary's Catholic church, Fairfax Station, VA. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 7/9/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Meade Takes Command - Frederick, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Maj. Gen. George Meade received his notice to take over command of the Army of The Potomac near this marker at Prospect Hall. The Battle of Gettysburg was just days away. posted by: vhasler location: Maryland date approved: 12/13/2012 last visited: 6/1/2013 |
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