The Soldier’s Monument Marker

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

The Soldier’s Monument
— a.k.a. “Old Simon” —

The Figure Atop the Soldiers Monument is often Called "Old Simon." Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

1. The Figure Atop the Soldiers Monument is often Called "Old Simon."

Inscription. Not for themselves
but
for their country

September 17, 1862

Erected 1880.

Location. 39° 27.55′ N, 77° 44.467′ W. Marker is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Located in the Antietam National Cemetery, stop eleven on the driving tour of the battlefield. 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. 20th New York Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Company F, 1st United States Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th New York Volunteer Infantry (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command (about 400 feet away); Longstreet's Command (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Longstreet's Command (about 500 feet away); Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Sharpsburg.

Related markers. Click here for

Close Up of Inscription Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

2. Close Up of Inscription

a list of markers that are related to this marker. Virtual tour of the National Cemetery by markers.

Also see . . . The Soldier's Monument. National Park Service page detailing the monument. (Submitted on April 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Closeup of Old Simon Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, November 9, 2005

3. Closeup of Old Simon

Not All Resting in the Cemetery are Civil War Veterans Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

4. Not All Resting in the Cemetery are Civil War Veterans

Recently FN Patrick Howard Roy was laid to rest in the National Cemetery at Antietam. Roy was killed in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole on October 12, 2000.