
First New Jersey Brigade - Burkittsville MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 24.346 W 077° 38.355
18S E 272758 N 4365130
Late in the afternoon the brigade advanced from the fields north and west of Burkittsville, charged up the mountain, carried this point and followed the enemy to the west foot of the mountain. Loss in the brigade 40 killed, 134 wounded.
Waymark Code: WM1368V
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2020
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First New Jersey Brigade- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Infantry and Hexamer’s Battery
September 14, 1862
Late in the afternoon the brigade advanced from the fields north and west of Burkittsville, charged up the mountain, carried this point and followed the enemy to the west foot of the mountain. Loss in the brigade 40 killed, 134 wounded.
LOCATION: Marker is near Burkittsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker is at the intersection of Gapland Road and Arnoldstown Road, on the right on Gapland Road. Located in front of the War Correspondents Memorial Arch, inside Gathland State Park. Marker is in this post office area: Burkittsville MD 21718, United States of America.
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