One of Lee’s Ammunition Trains - Hagerstown, MD
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Markerman62
N 39° 36.980 W 077° 46.295
18S E 262082 N 4388846
Marker about the capture of one of Lee's supply trains before Antietam.
Waymark Code: WM16PMD
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2022
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One of Lee’s ammunition trains was captured here Sept. 15, 1862 by 1200 Federal cavalry under Col. B. F. Davis, escaping from Gen. T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s capture of Harpers Ferry. This loss was felt by the Confederate army at the Battle of Antietam.
County (required): Washington County
Location (required): On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 11) and Bower Avenue, Hagerstown
More info about the site/marker (optional):
Though this marker is near the railroad, this was not a railroad train. It was a wagon train.
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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