| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Fairfield — The Battle of Fountain Dale |
| | Fountain Dale is located between Jack's Mountain and Beard's Hill, and is also connected to two major mountain gaps, Monterey Pass and Fairfield Gap, which would prove to be fighting ground all of it's own. Troops on both sides needed to keep the mountain gaps open for communication purposes, especially the Confederates in case of a retreat. Scouts and pickets used the outskirts of Fountain Dale to see the movements of troops that were coming from the direction of Emmitsburg, Fairfield and also . . . — Map (db m8512) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Fairfield — The Battle of Monterey Pass |
| | On the morning of July 4, Union General Judson Kilpatrick's Cavalry Division consisting of General George Custer and Colonel Nathaniel Richmond's Brigades were ordered from Gettysburg to attack the wagon trains that were moving on the road between Fairfield and Waynesboro near Monterey Pass. General Kilpatrick's men rode into Emmitsburg at three o'clock in the afternoon, Kilpatrick was then reinforced by Colonel Huey's Brigade and Battery "M" of the 2nd U.S. Artillery. Up on South Mountain at . . . — Map (db m30968) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Franklin County), Blue Ridge Summit — The Battle of Monterey Pass |
| | During the morning hours of July 4th 1863, General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army began its withdrawal from Gettysburg. General Lee ordered two key mountain passes at Monterey and Fairfield to be secured for the Confederate retreat. These two passes provided the shortest distance back to the Potomac River. The main portion of the Confederate Army would cross over South Mountain at Monterey Pass marching toward Williamsport, Maryland. With concerns of the wagon train being attacked by Federal . . . — Map (db m30981) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Franklin County), Blue Ridge Summit — The Battle of Monterey Pass |
| | After Captain Emack placed his troops near the Monterey House, Custer's men consisting of a portion of the 1st and 5th Michigan Cavalry began their advance. The 5th Michigan was sent toward the right to protect Kilpatrick's right flank. A small portion of the 1st Michigan Cavalry was ordered to dismount and continue on the main road, forcing Captain Emack's men to slowly fall back further westward until Custer's Brigade gained the eastern half of Monterey. Captain Emack had to withdraw his . . . — Map (db m31034) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Franklin County), Blue Ridge Summit — 10,000 Soldiers Fight at Monterey Pass |
| | During a fierce thunderstorm on the evening of July 4, 1863, a nine-mile-long wagon train of supplies, livestock and wounded soldiers made its way from Fairfield through Monterey Pass. This was the advance of the Confederate retreat column from Gettysburg. That same night Union Cavalry met a local 12-year-old girl, Hetty Zeilinger, walking on the road to her home near Monterey Pass. Hetty warned them that Confederates with artillery were blocking the pass. The brave girl offered to guide the . . . — Map (db m31046) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Franklin County), Blue Ridge Summit — The Battle of Monterey Pass |
| | As Confederate Captain George Emack's men held the approach of Monterey Pass, Union General George Custer, supported by artillery began his attack toward the intersection where the wagon train was retreating. Captain Emack, fearing that he could not hold another onslaught rode to find Confederate General Grumble Jones and plead for reinforcements. Here in this pass Confederate Captain William Tanner redeployed his cannon near the road where a small wooden bridge led to the main intersection. . . . — Map (db m31047) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Cascade — War Returns to South Mountain — Battle of Monterey Pass — Gettysburg Campaign |
| | (Preface):After a stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia through Maryland into Pennsylvania, marching next to threaten Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. The Army of the Potomac marched north from the capital, searching for Lee. On July 1-3, the armies collided at Gettysburg in one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War. The Confederates retraced their steps to Virginia after a bloody defeat. During . . . — Map (db m31048) HM |
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