Battle at Middletown - Middletown MD - Battlefields on Waymarking.com

TEXT on the bronze plaque mounted on the building to the right of the front door.

Stonebraker and Harbaugh Shafer Building

This Federal brick house and store was built by Samuel Harbaugh ca. 1829. Stonebraker & Harbaugh Mercantile operated until the building was purchased by Peter Shafer in 1858. In 1862, the 2nd floor served as a hospital after the battles of South Mountain and Antietam. The store was ransacked in 1864, and Shafer paid a ransom demanded by General Jubal Early-saving Middletown from destruction. After the war, William Rudy operated the 2nd floor as Rudy’s Hall providing “Entertainments” and serving as town hall. During the 20th c. the Daniel Shafer family lived in the house with the store rooms serving as Middletown’s first lending library and post office.

Name of Battle: Battle at Middletown MD Name of War: U.S. Civil War Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 07/08/1864 Parking: Not Listed Date of Battle (End): Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/16/2021 Don.Morfe visited it