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Maryland Civil War Trails Historical Markers

 
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October 7, 2007
Brady's Crossing Marker
1 Maryland, Allegany County, Cresaptown — Brady's CrossingPartisan Ranger Raid
In the early morning darkness on February 21, 1865, Lt. Jesse McNeill and his 66 Partisan Rangers (Confederate guerrillas) descended Knobly Mountain and stopped briefly at the residence of Felix R. Seymour, a Southern sympathizer. They then forded . . . Map (db m4680) HM
2 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Allegany County AcademyCivil War Hospital
During the Civil War, enormous numbers of sick and wounded soldiers overwhelmed both medical science and available hospitals. Approximately fifteen buildings in Cumberland were pressed into service to care for the maimed and ill. Besides . . . Map (db m139091) HM
3 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Civil War in Allegany CountyStrategic Location
During the Civil War, thousands of United States soldiers were stationed here in Cumberland and Allegany County to guard against raids and incursions by Confederate forces. Located only about 130 miles from the capital at Washington. D.C., and a . . . Map (db m1049) HM
4 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — CumberlandStrategic Center Reported damaged
In 1860, Cumberland was a small town of 7,302 residents, most of whom lived in the valley of Will’s Creek. The town was an important stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. When the Civil . . . Map (db m14038) HM
5 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — CumberlandStrategic Center
In 1860, Cumberland was a small town of 7,302 residents, most of whom lived in the valley of Will’s Creek. The town was an important stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. When the Civil . . . Map (db m17674) HM
6 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland SurrendersBetween the Line — Gettysburg Campaign —
In June 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Gen. John D. Imboden to protect the army's left flank as it marched north through the Shenandoah Valley. Imboden was to draw Union forces into Hampshire County, West Virginia, and destroy . . . Map (db m139122) HM
7 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Folck's MillConfederate Raid
Late in July 1864, Confederate Gen. John C. McCausland led two cavalry brigades (about 2,800 men) northward into Pennsylvania and Maryland to capture Chambersburg and Cumberland and either collect a ransom or burn the towns. McCausland burned . . . Map (db m19328) HM
8 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Gettysburg CampaignInvasion & Retreat
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north . . . Map (db m1051) HM
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9 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — McNeill’s RaidCapture of Crook and Kelly
In the predawn darkness of February 21, 1865, Confederate Lt. Jesse McNeill and his partisan (guerrilla) rangers rode into Cumberland from the west on this road. Unlike most raiders who targeted the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for attack, . . . Map (db m155354) HM
10 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Picket Post No. 1McNeill's Raid to Steal Generals
In the predawn darkness of February 21, 1865, Confederate Lt. Jesse McNeill and his Partisan Rangers approached Cumberland from the west on this road. Unlike most guerrilla raiders, who targeted the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, McNeill had other . . . Map (db m139089) HM
11 Maryland, Allegany County, Flintstone — McCausland's RaidA Pause to Rest — 1864 Chambersburg Raid —
During the Civil War, retribution by one side for "atrocities" committed against civilian by the other quickly escalated. Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early, during his 1864 Maryland invasion, demanded that several towns pay "ransoms" or be . . . Map (db m134413) HM
12 Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg, Clarysville — Clarysville General HospitalCenter for Healing
The Clarysville Inn once stood in front of you to the right. In this tavern, and in a complex of buildings constructed around it, the United States established a general hospital during the Civil War. On March 6, 1862, U.S. soldiers commandeered . . . Map (db m37540) HM
13 Maryland, Allegany County, Oldtown — McCausland's RaidRailroad Fight — 1864 Chambersburg Raid —
(preface) During the Civil War, retribution by one side for "atrocities” committed against civilians by the other quickly escalated. Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early, during his 1864 Maryland invasion, demanded that several towns pay . . . Map (db m176330) HM
14 Maryland, Allegany County, Oldtown — Turner Ashby’s AttackKelley’s Island Engagement
On June 26, 1861, part of Confederate Lt. Col. Turner Ashby's 7th Virginia Cavalry clashed with a detachment of Co. A, 11th Indiana Infantry, on Kelley's Island 100 yards ahead of you. Both units were on patrol. The Federals had fought earlier that . . . Map (db m198466) HM
15 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Lothian — Pvt. Benjamin Welch OwensAn Outstanding Example of Courage
This monument, dedicated on June 17, 1999, honors the memory of a local man, Benjamin Welch Owens, who left his nearby West River farm to join Confederate forces during the Civil War. Owens was among the tens of thousands of men from Maryland who . . . Map (db m22146) HM
16 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — John Wilkes BoothEscape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay — Reported permanently removed
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylander's hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . Map (db m72089) HM
17 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — Sandy Point FarmWilliam Evans, Soldier and Sailor Reported permanently removed
William Evans, a slave of Capt. Thomas Mezick, the owner of Sandy Point Farm here, enlisted in the 30th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, in March 1864. The 22-year-old, thereby, gained his freedom. He joined 122 other area slaves who had been . . . Map (db m72087) HM
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18 Maryland, Baltimore, Carroll Park — Camp CarrollFrom Plantation to Federal Camp Reported permanently removed
This land was part of a 2,568-acre tract named Georgia Plantation, that Charles Carroll purchased in 1732. By 1760, his son Charles Carroll, a lawyer, had constructed a Georgian summer home, Mount Clare. the Carroll family lived here until . . . Map (db m2537) HM
19 Maryland, Baltimore, Carroll Park — Camp CarrollFrom Summer Home to Federal Camp
Charles Carroll, whose father of the same name was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, constructed the summer home, Mount Clare, that you see before you. The Carroll family could not have imagined that their peaceful fields would play a . . . Map (db m220062) HM
20 Maryland, Baltimore, Douglas Homes — Church Home and Hospital“I am a Massachusetts woman”
Church Home and Hospital, formerly Washington Medical college, was where Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, and where many doctors were trained who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. On April 19, 1861, Adeline . . . Map (db m218178) HM
21 Maryland, Baltimore, Druid Hill Park — Druid HillStrategic Union Encampment Reported missing
Within a year of the April 1861 Baltimore Riots, the first of several U.S. Army camps and fortifications began encircling Druid Hill, and important location high above the city and adjacent to the Northern Central Railroad. The 114th and 150th . . . Map (db m7594) HM
22 Maryland, Baltimore, Federal Hill — Federal HillBuilding the Fort
On the evening of May 13, 1861, U.S. General Benjamin E. Butler’s troops occupied Federal Hill and brought their guns to bear on Baltimore. For the next four years the hill, garrisoned by 10 different regiments, served as a strategic Union strong . . . Map (db m2560) HM
23 Maryland, Baltimore, Franklintown — Crimea MansionThe Arrest of Ross Winans Reported damaged
On May 11, 1861, Union Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's troops occupied the railroad depot southwest of Baltimore at Relay, where a spur of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's main line turned south to Washington. The seizure of Relay yielded a surprise . . . Map (db m6403) HM
24 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailDeath at President Street Station — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
In 1861, as the Civil War began, Baltimore secessionists hoped to stop rail transportation to Washington and isolate the national capital. On April 19, the 6th Massachusetts Regiment arrived here at the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore . . . Map (db m2418) HM
25 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot Trail"Keep back … or I Shoot" — Baltimore - A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m6151) HM
26 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailFlag Waving at Fawn Street — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city’s role in . . . Map (db m6208) HM
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27 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailBarricade at Jones Falls Bridge — Baltimore – A House Divided —
(Preface): On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the . . . Map (db m6209) HM
28 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailCombat on Pratt Street — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city’s role in . . . Map (db m71978) HM
29 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailFlag Waving at Fawn Street — Baltimore - A Divided City —
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m219588) HM
30 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailDeath at President Street Station — Baltimore - A Divided City —
In 1861, as the Civil War began, Baltimore secessionists hoped to stop rail transportation to Washington and isolate the national capital. On April 19, the 6th Massachusetts Regiment arrived here at the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore . . . Map (db m219590) HM
31 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailCombat on Pratt Street — Baltimore – A House Divided —
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizer attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m219683) HM
32 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot Trail"Keep back … or I shoot!" — Baltimore – A Divided City —
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m219702) HM
33 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — USS ConstellationFlagship of the Anti-Slave Trade
Though the Civil War was a period of great innovation for the navy, with widespread use of steam power and the innovation of ironclads there was still a place in the fleet for sailing ships. Built at the Gosport yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, in . . . Map (db m6153) HM
34 Maryland, Baltimore, Pigtown — Baltimore & Ohio RailroadThe Mount Clare Shops
You are standing on the site of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s Mount Clare Shops, a large industrial complex critical to maintaining every aspect of the railroad’s daily operations. Because of their strategic importance, the shops were among . . . Map (db m60965) HM
35 Maryland, Baltimore, Stadium Area — Baltimore Regional TrailA House Divided — War on the Chesapeake Bay —
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, . . . Map (db m37537) HM
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36 Maryland, Baltimore, Stadium Area — Baltimore Riot TrailLast Shots at Camden Station — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported damaged
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city’s role . . . Map (db m37538) HM
37 Maryland, Baltimore County, Catonsville — Baltimore Regional TrailA House Divided
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland’s residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when . . . Map (db m71334) HM
38 Maryland, Baltimore County, Cockeysville — Gilmor's RaidCapturing Cockeysville — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen .Jubal A. Early’s corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter’s army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early . . . Map (db m201632) HM
39 Maryland, Baltimore County, Lansdowne — Lansdowne Christian ChurchHull Memorial Reported permanently removed
This church is a monument to one Civil Wary veteran’s love for his comrades. Charles W. Hull and his wife, Mary A. Hull, gave the land and the building as a memorial to the men who fought to preserve the Union. The deed stipulated that a memorial . . . Map (db m115237) HM
40 Maryland, Baltimore County, Lansdowne — Lansdowne Christian ChurchHull Memorial
This church is a monument to one Civil War veteran's love for his comrades. Charles W. Hull and his wife, Mary A. Hull, gave his land and the building as a memorial to the men who fought to preserve the Union. The deed stipulated that a memorial . . . Map (db m240355) HM
41 Maryland, Baltimore County, Phoenix — Glen EllenMaj. Harry Gilmor's Childhood Home — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —
(preface) In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early’s corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter’s army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, . . . Map (db m188720) HM
42 Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Emancipation's Close CallDid Union Troops Suppress the Vote?
The 1863 Emancipation Proclamation did not free Maryland's enslaved people, as states that remained in the Union were excluded from the proclamation's provisions. It was Maryland's new constitution, adopted by the narrow margin of 291 votes out . . . Map (db m205446) HM
43 Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — John Wilkes BoothEscape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay — Reported permanently removed
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders’ hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and . . . Map (db m168144) HM
44 Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Maryland's Eastern ShoreHundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted Reported permanently removed
Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties. In the years before the war, enslaved African-Americans here . . . Map (db m113505) HM
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45 Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Revolution or Fraud?Emancipation in Caroline Co. Reported permanently removed
Maryland slaves were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, which excluded states that remained in the Union from its provisions. It was Maryland's new constitution, adopted by the narrow margin of 291 votes of almost 60,000 cast on . . . Map (db m3389) HM
46 Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — The Denton Arrests"Arresting … treasonable characters"
The Denton wharf, here on the Choptank River, was the site of endless steamboat traffic, escapes of enslaved people on the Underground Railroad, and the arrests of active secessionists during the Civil War. On August 17, 1862, the steamboat . . . Map (db m205463) HM
47 Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — War Along the ChesapeakeA Divided Region
Welcome to Caroline County! The Civil War intruded into quiet Eastern Shore communities, and residents of this beautiful, water-laced region faced difficult choices. In the years before the war, enslaved African Americans from the Eastern . . . Map (db m205444) HM
48 Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — A Paradise For SmugglersNanticoke River, 1861-1863
During the Civil War, Maryland's Eastern Shore became a "smuggler's paradise," as coasting vessels from New York made daily runs with contraband goods to the unguarded rivers of Delaware. Cargoes were then carried by wagon to the upper reaches of . . . Map (db m137738) HM
49 Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — Letter to LincolnChaos on the Eastern Shore
The war divided communities in Maryland, pitting neighbor against neighbor. During Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North, which ended at Antietam, a Greensboro resident wrote to President Abraham Lincoln for assistance on . . . Map (db m3398) HM
50 Maryland, Caroline County, Hillsboro — Frederick DouglassTales of Horror
The anti-slavery movement was a major factor in the regional contention that led to the Civil War. During the 1840s and 1850s, no individual generated greater support in both America and Europe for that movement than Frederick Douglass. His eloquent . . . Map (db m154338) HM
51 Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — The Underground RailroadSeed of War
Among the factors that contributed to the coming of the Civil War was the increasing animosity between Southerners and Northerners over the issue of slavery. The operation of the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to the free North and . . . Map (db m5411) HM
52 Maryland, Carroll County, Manchester — ManchesterMeade's Pipe Creek Plan — Gettysburg Campaign — Reported missing
On June 29, 1863, Union Gen. George G. Meade ordered the Army of the Potomac to Pipe Creek to counter any move toward Washington or Baltimore by Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and to engage the Confederates in battle. Meade was . . . Map (db m201551) HM
53 Maryland, Carroll County, Manchester — ManchesterMeade's Pipe Creek Plan — Gettysburg Campaign —
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . Map (db m201631) HM
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54 Maryland, Carroll County, Middleburg — MiddleburgMeade's Pipe Creek Plan — Gettysburg Campaign —
On June 29, 1863, Union Gen. George G. Meade ordered the Army of the Potomac to Pipe Creek to counter any move toward Washington or Baltimore by Gen. Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and to engage it in battle. Meade was uncertain of Lee's . . . Map (db m29498) HM
55 Maryland, Carroll County, Mount Airy — Mount AiryUnder the Barrels — Gettysburg Campaign —
In 1839, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extended its line through Mount Airy Cut, and a village soon developed here. During the Civil War, Co. K, 14th New Jersey Infantry, guarded the railroad and National Road at Mount Airy. Pine Grove Chapel, . . . Map (db m201590) HM
56 Maryland, Carroll County, New Windsor — Gen. Bradley T. Johnson's RaidLooting in New Windsor — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . Map (db m201629) HM
57 Maryland, Carroll County, New Windsor — New WindsorVillage by Moonlight — Gettysburg Campaign —
In June 1863, as Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia marched north, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry rode east of the main army. Soon, Federal cavalry hunted Stuart. Gen. David McM. Gregg’s division left Frederick about . . . Map (db m105244) HM
58 Maryland, Carroll County, Taneytown — TaneytownMeade’s Pipe Creek Plan — Gettysburg Campaign —
On June 29, 1863, Union Gen. George G. Meade ordered the Army of the Potomac to Pipe Creek to counter any move toward Washington or Baltimore by Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and to engage the Confederates in battle. Meade . . . Map (db m155348) HM
59 Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Union BridgeReynolds’ Last Journey — Gettysburg Campaign —
Union Gen. John F. Reynolds was killed at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 while directing his command along the Chambersburg Turnpike in the early fighting. His body was carried to a house in town. Orderlies searched for a coffin but found only a too . . . Map (db m201605) HM
60 Maryland, Carroll County, Union Mills — Defiance at Union Mills"I'm a Union man!" — Gettysburg Campaign —
In 1863, brothers Andrew K. and William Shriver resided on either side of the Littlestown Turnpike here and likewise were divided in their loyalties, with William supporting the Confederacy and Andrew the Union. When officers at the head of Gen. . . . Map (db m155368) HM
61 Maryland, Carroll County, Union Mills — Gettysburg CampaignInvasion and Retreat Reported permanently removed
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . Map (db m2994) HM
62 Maryland, Carroll County, Union Mills — Gettysburg CampaignInvasion and Retreat
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason-Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . Map (db m155337) HM
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63 Maryland, Carroll County, Union Mills — Union Mills"Shining lights" — Gettysburg Campaign —
At daybreak on June 30, 1863, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart arrived here from his bivouac at the Orendorff farm north of Westminster. He then gathered his brigade commanders to discuss Union Gen. Judson H. Kilpatrick's cavalry division, which was encamped . . . Map (db m155339) HM
64 Maryland, Carroll County, Union Mills — Union Mills"Shining lights" — Gettysburg Campaign — Reported permanently removed
At daybreak on June 30, 1863, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart arrived here from his bivouac at the Orendorff farm north of Westminster. He then gathered his brigade commanders to discuss Union Gen. Judson H. Kilpatrick’s cavalry division, which was encamped . . . Map (db m201547) HM
65 Maryland, Carroll County, Uniontown — Uniontown“Patriotic, but Paralyzed” — Gettysburg Campaign —
On June 27, 1863, Union Gen. Winfield S. Hancock’s II Corps, Army of the Potomac camped at Monocacy Junction near Frederick. The next day, Gen. George G. Meade assumed command of the army and devised a plan to march it through Frederick and Carroll . . . Map (db m3014) HM
66 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Aftermath of BattleHospitals and Graves — Gettysburg Campaign —
After the cavalry engagement here on June 29, 1863, Westminster’s citizens cared for dozens of wounded of both sides. Besides the human toll, shattered and broken cannons, gun carriages, and caissons lined both sides of Court Street to Main Street . . . Map (db m201634) HM
67 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Corbit's Charge“Suicidal Bravery” — Gettysburg Campaign —
In June, 1863, as Gen. Robert E. Lee’s infantry marched through Maryland on its second invasion of the North, Lee lost contact with Gen. J.E.B. Stuart as the cavalry commander led his force east and north around the Union army. Here, on the . . . Map (db m13832) HM
68 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Divided LoyaltiesThe Neal Family — Gettysburg Campaign — Reported permanently removed
A block away, at what is now 71 East Main Street, stood the Abner Neal house. In August 1862, Federal soldiers arrested sixteen Westminster residents as Southern sympathizers and escorted them to Baltimore for questioning. The group, soon released, . . . Map (db m114404) HM
69 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Divided LoyaltiesA U.S. Flag Goes South
During the Civil War, some Westminster families supported the Confederacy while others stood by the Union. Among the latter was Mary Ann “Mollie” Huber, who organized a dozen other like minded ladies into a sewing circle that met at her house. . . . Map (db m201643) HM
70 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Engagement at WestminsterWar at the Almshouse — Gettysburg Campaign — Reported damaged
On June 29, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s infantry was in Pennsylvania, and Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry arrived here on the outskirts of Westminster. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s division led the column, which numbered 6,000 including cavalrymen . . . Map (db m13826) HM
71 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Gen. Bradley T. Johnson's RaidA Ransom Cancelled — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . Map (db m201507) HM
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72 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Gettysburg CampaignInvasion & Retreat
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . Map (db m75738) HM
73 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Gettysburg CampaignInvasion & Retreat — Maryland Civil War Trails — Reported permanently removed
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north . . . Map (db m114403) HM
74 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — The Rosser Raid"Welcome into my home!" — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's smashing victory over Union Gen. John Pope at the Second Battle of Manassas, Lee decided to invade Maryland to reap the fall harvest, gain Confederate recruits, earn foreign recognition of the . . . Map (db m201697) HM
75 Maryland, Carroll County, Westminster — Westminster DepotPressed into Service — Gettysburg Campaign —
During the Civil War, railroads for the first time attained strategic importance for transporting troops and equipment. On July 1, 1863, Gen. Herman Haupt, chief of U.S. Military Railroads, assumed control here of the Western Maryland Railroad to . . . Map (db m13828) HM
76 Maryland, Cecil County, Perryville — PerryvilleOne Week After the War Began
On April 18-19, 1861, a week after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Confederate sympathizers attacked U.S. Army forces en route to Washington in Baltimore, 35 miles southwest of here. On the second day shots were fired and soldiers . . . Map (db m145865) HM
77 Maryland, Cecil County, Perryville — The Perryville Mule SchoolObstinate Recruits
(Main Text) Soon after the Civil War erupted in April 1861, Perryville became an important Union staging area. Adjacent to Fort Dare here, a riverside plantation was confiscated from Confederate sympathizers and immediately transformed . . . Map (db m145891) HM
78 Maryland, Cecil County, Port Deposit — Snow's BatteryBattery B, 1st Maryland Light Artillery
In the summer of 1861, in prosperous Port Deposit, men volunteered for an artillery battery to fight for their beloved Union. Capt. Alonzo Snow led the approximately 155-man unit. Organized in September, Snow's Battery left the Eastern Shore in May . . . Map (db m145880) HM
79 Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Pine Thicket"… the instrument of his punishment" — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of an Assassin —
After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David A. Herold, fled Washington for Southern Maryland, a hotbed of Confederate sympathizers. After leaving the home of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd near . . . Map (db m39528) HM
80 Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich HillThe Fugitives Seek Shelter — John Wilkes Booth - Escape of an Assassin —
After leaving Dr. Samuel A. Mudd's house on April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, and his accomplice David E. Herold avoided Zekiah Swamp and made a wide arc around the village of Bryantown. Unsure of their . . . Map (db m129036) HM
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81 Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich Hill Historic SiteHistoric Preservation/Public Archaeology Reported permanently removed
(Right Banner) After leaving Dr. Samuel A. Mudd's house on April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, and his accomplice David E. Herold avoided Zekiah Swamp and made a wide arc around the village of . . . Map (db m129045) HM
82 Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — Camp StantonTraining Post for USCT Reported missing
Nearby stood Camp Stanton, a Civil War-era recruiting and training post for African American Union soldiers. Named for Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, the camp was established in August 1863. Although black soldiers had served in the nation’s armed . . . Map (db m195735) HM
83 Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — Camp StantonTraining Ground for Equality
Imagine the now-quiet fields south of Rt. 231 full of activity that signified a revolutionary shift in American society. Shouted commands and gunfire filled the air as Black men, some formerly enslaved, learned to march and fire their weapons as . . . Map (db m214802) HM
84 Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — St. Mary’s Church and CemeteryMudd Meets Booth — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of An Assassin —
On November 13, 1864, here at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was introduced to John Wilkes Booth, the future assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Booth had come to Charles County to contact the Confederate underground here and . . . Map (db m924) HM
85 Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — Village of BryantownCommercial Center — John Wilkes Booth - Escape of an Assassin — Reported permanently removed
This building is the Bryantown Tavern, constructed about 1815. On April 15, 1865, the morning after President Lincoln’s assassination, Lt. David D. Dana made it his headquarters while pursuing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, with a detachment of . . . Map (db m4500) HM
86 Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — Village of BryantownCommercial Center — John Wilkes Booth — Chasing Lincoln's Assassin —
This building is the Bryantown Tavern, constructed about 1815. On April 15, 1865, the morning after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Lt. David D. Dana made it his headquarters while pursuing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, with a . . . Map (db m181678) HM
87 Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Crossing the PotomacOff into the Darkness — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of an Assassin —
After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David A. Herold, fled Washington for Southern Maryland, a hotbed of Confederate sympathizers. Concealed for several days in a pine thicket two . . . Map (db m128807) HM
88 Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — John Wilkes BoothEscape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay — Reported permanently removed
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylander’s hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and . . . Map (db m24540) HM
89 Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — John Wilkes BoothChasing Lincoln's Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay —
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders' hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and . . . Map (db m186732) HM
90 Maryland, Charles County, Port Tobacco — John Wilkes BoothEscape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay —
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylander’s hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . Map (db m1104) HM
91 Maryland, Charles County, St. Charles — Dr. Samuel A. MuddTreating an Assassin — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of An Assassin —
This house was the home of Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd and his wife, Sarah Frances Dyer. Early on the morning of April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth arrived here with a companion, David E. Herold, and asked Mudd to set Booth’s broken leg. Afterward, as . . . Map (db m921) HM
92 Maryland, Charles County, St. Charles — John Wilkes BoothEscape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay —
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders’ hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . Map (db m922) HM
93 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Eastern Shore Infantry"Glorious Achievements" Reported permanently removed
During the Civil War, U.S. Col. James Wallace, commander of the 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteers, used this building as his headquarters. The regiment which camped east of here, drew most of its members directly from the Eastern . . . Map (db m113141) HM
94 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Eastern Shore Infantry"Glorious Achievements"
During the Civil War, Union Co. James Wallace (1818-1887), 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteers, used this building as his headquarters. The unit, which camped east of here, enlisted most of its members from the Eastern Shore. It . . . Map (db m205006) HM
95 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Maryland's Eastern ShoreHundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted Reported permanently removed
Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties. In the years before the war, enslaved African-Americans here . . . Map (db m8331) HM
96 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Maryland's Eastern ShoreFaced with Decisions
Welcome to Dorchester County! When the Civil War intruded into quiet communities, residents here, as elsewhere on the Eastern Shore, faced difficult choices. Before the war, enslaved African Americans here began escaping bondage via the . . . Map (db m190251) HM
97 Maryland, Dorchester County, Woolford — Anna Ella CarrollUnofficial Cabinet Member Reported permanently removed
Anna Ella Carroll was born on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1815. Often called an unofficial member of President Abraham Lincoln's cabinet, she was a Unionist author and newspaper reporter who had traveled extensively throughout the South and Midwest . . . Map (db m45304) HM
98 Maryland, Dorchester County, Woolford — Writer, War Strategist, EnigmaA Strong Woman in a Turbulent Time
Anna Ella Carroll, sometimes called an unofficial member of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet, is buried in the Old Trinity Church graveyard. Carroll, born on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1815, remains an enigma, but there is no question that she . . . Map (db m205116) HM
99 Maryland, Frederick County, Adamstown — Carrollton ManorGreen Corn March — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Saturday, September 6, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia was spread along the entire length of Buckeystown Turnpike all the way to Frederick. The soldiers camped in the fields on either side of the road on the evenings of September 5-6, and by . . . Map (db m152272) HM
100 Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — BrunswickFormerly Berlin — Gettysburg Campaign —
Union troops pursuing the Confederate army to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 crossed the Potomac River here. Called Berlin at the time of the Civil War, this town truly experienced the challenges of life on the border. Both . . . Map (db m1863) HM

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