Second Army Corps Marker

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Near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Second Army Corps

II Corps Tablet Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

1. II Corps Tablet

Inscription. U.S.A.
Second Army Corps,
Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, Commanding.
(September 15 and 16, 1862.)
Richardson's Division of the Second Corps, preceded by the 5th New Hampshire as skirmishers, led the infantry advance from South Mountain on the morning of September 15 and reached this point early in the afternoon, the skirmishers engaging those of the enemy beyond the Antietam. Sedgwick's and French's Divisions passed through Keedysville, late in the day, and bivouacked in the fields west of that place.

Erected by Antietam Battlefield Board. (Marker Number 35.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers marker series.

Location. 39° 28.133′ N, 77° 42.976′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Boonsboro / Shepherdstown Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Located in a tablet cluster on the east side of Antietam Creek along the Boonsboro Pike. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Richardson's Division, Second Army Corps (here, next to this marker); Morell's Division, Fifth Army Corps (here, next to this marker); Humphreys' Division, Fifth Army Corps (here, next to this marker); Fifth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th Corps, 2nd Division Position (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Second Army Corps (approx. 0.6 miles away); Middle Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); 4th and 12th U.S. Infantry (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Sharpsburg.

Marker Cluster East of Antietam Creek Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain

2. Marker Cluster East of Antietam Creek

Federal marker cluster on the east side of Antietam Creek, along Boonsboro Pike. From left to right are Richardson's Division (Number 34), Second Army Corps (Number 35), Morell's Division (Number 26), and Humphreys' Division (Number 19).

Also see . . .
1. Antietam Battlefield. National Park Service site. (Submitted on April 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. First commissioned in 1819, General Sumner was over sixty at the time of the battle. (Submitted on April 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)