Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign Marker

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Near Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign

By J. J. Prats, April 30, 2007

1. Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign Marker

Inscription. Near here Stonewall Jackson bivouaced on the march into Maryland, September 4, 1862.

Erected 1935 by the Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number F-6.)

Location. 39° 9.133′ N, 77° 32.439′ W. Marker is near Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is at the intersection of James Monroe Highway (U.S. 15) and Whites Ferry Road (Local Route 655), on the right when traveling south on James Monroe Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leesburg VA 20176, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Goose Creek Chapel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Morven Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mile Hill (approx. one mile away); 1862 Antietam Campaign (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named 1862 Antietam Campaign (approx. 1.2 miles away in Maryland); White’s Ferry (approx. 1.2 miles away in Maryland); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 1.2 miles away in Maryland); a different marker also named White’s Ferry (approx. 1.3 miles away in Maryland). Click for a list of all markers in Leesburg.

Additional keywords. Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson

By J. J. Prats, April 30, 2007

2. Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 2, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,760 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.