Gettysburg Campaign Marker

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

Gettysburg Campaign
The Battle of Boonsboro

Gettysburg Campaign Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Christopher Busta-Peck, April 10, 2008

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. Two U.S. Cavalry divisions repulsed five rebel cavalry brigades in a day-long fight north of Boonsboro on July 8, 1863. The South Mountain passes remained open to the Federal Army in pursuit of the Confederates retreating from Gettyburg via Hagerstown to Williamsport.

Erected by Washington County Historical Advisory Committee.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Maryland, Washington County Historical Advisory Committee marker series.

Location. 39° 31.356′ N, 77° 39.68′ W. Marker is near Boonsboro, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boonsboro MD 21713, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 1 mile of this marker, as the crow flies. Stonewall Jackson's Way (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Boonsboro (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town of Boonsboro (approx. 0.6 miles away); Washington Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Boonsboro (approx. 1 miles away); The National Road (approx. 1 miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 1 miles away); Cannon of Revolutionary War (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Boonsboro.

Marker location Photo, Click for full size

By Christopher Busta-Peck, April 10, 2008

2. Marker location

On the old National Road, looking west.

By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

3. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Troops of General John Buford's Federal Cavalry division spread out on the ground around what is today the Boonsboro Family Worship Center. The view from the center's entrance offers a look at the positions held by General J.E.B. Stuart's Confederates on the ridge lines northwest of Boonsboro.