Confederate Dead Marker

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Near McConnellsburg in Fulton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Confederate Dead

By William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2009

1. Confederate Dead Marker

Inscription.
Two Confederate soldiers, killed June 29, 1863, in a skirmish with Union troops, were buried here by local residents. The monument in their honor was erected by Daughters of the Confederacy.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 39° 55.442′ N, 77° 59.025′ W. Marker is near McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. Marker is on Buchanan Trail (Pennsylvania Route 16), on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Memorial is about 150 feet north of the intersection of Buchanan Trail and Horton Road (Township Road 505). Marker is at or near this postal address: 547 Buchanan Trail (PA Route 16), Mc Connellsburg PA 17233, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 1 mile of this marker, as the crow flies. Confederate Soldiers (here, next to this marker); Pleasures of Roadside Dining (approx. 0.5 miles away); Changing Main Street (approx. 0.9 miles away); Traveling the Lincoln Highway (approx. 1 miles away); a different marker also named Changing Main Street (approx. 1 miles away); Fulton County Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I Memorial (approx. 1 miles away); Fulton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1 miles away); Fulton County World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in McConnellsburg.