1862 Antietam Campaign Marker

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Falling Waters in Berkeley County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

1862 Antietam Campaign
Lee Invades Maryland

1862 Antietam Campaign Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Don Morfe, October 20, 2012

1. 1862 Antietam Campaign Marker

Inscription. Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac pursued Lee, who had detached Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s force to capture the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry. After the Federals pushed the remaining Confederates out of the South Mountain gaps, Lee waited near Sharpsburg and Antietam Creek for Jackson’s return. On September 17, at the Battle of Antietam, the two armies clashed in the bloodiest single day in American history and suffered some 23,000 casualties. Lee soon retreated across the Potomac, ending his first invasion of the North. Follow in the footsteps of Gens. Lee and McClellan along the Civil War Trails Antietam Campaign: Lee Invades Maryland, a 90-mile tour route that allows you to explore the stories of triumph and tragedy at more than 60 Civil War sites. Please travel carefully as you enjoy the beauty and history along the trail.

Erected by West Virginia Civil War Trails.

Marker series. This marker is included in the West Virginia Civil War Trails marker series.

Location.

By Don Morfe, October 20, 2012

2. 1862 Antietam Campaign Marker

39° 35.214′ N, 77° 50.85′ W. Marker is in Falling Waters, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. Marker is on Interstate 81. Click for map. Marker is located on the grounds of the I-81 Welcome Center in West Virginia near the Maryland border. Marker is in this post office area: Falling Waters WV 25419, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Creating a National Park (approx. 1.4 miles away in Maryland); Williamsport (approx. 1.4 miles away in Maryland); Abner Doubleday (approx. 1.4 miles away in Maryland); a different marker also named Williamsport (approx. 1.4 miles away in Maryland); C & O Canal Aqueduct (approx. 1.4 miles away in Maryland); River View Cemetery (approx. 1.5 miles away in Maryland); Connecting People and Places (approx. 1.5 miles away in Maryland); Conococheague Creek Aqueduct (approx. 1.5 miles away in Maryland).

By Don Morfe, October 20, 2012

3. 1862 Antietam Campaign Marker

By Don Morfe, October 20, 2012

4. 1862 Antietam Campaign Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 28, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. This page has been viewed 94 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.