Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Henry Kyd Douglas
1838 - 1903
— Military And Literary Figure —
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017
1. Henry Kyd Douglas Marker
Inscription.
Henry Kyd Douglas. An officer in the Confederate army, Douglas served with distinction on the small personal staff of General “Stonewall” Jackson during the Valley Campaign (1862) which made Jackson a legend in military history. Wounded six times, Douglas later led an infantry brigade. He was granted his request to be the last to surrender his command at Appomattox. An attorney and judge in post-war Hagerstown, he was a favorite speaker at veteran reunions, north and south. He became a captain in the Maryland National Guard in 1880 and rose to Adjutant General, the highest ranking officer in the national guard state-wide. In 1940, his private wartime recollections were published. “I Rode with Stonewall” is among the most widely read accounts of service in the Civil War.
An officer in the Confederate army, Douglas served with distinction on the small personal staff of General “Stonewall” Jackson during the Valley Campaign (1862) which made Jackson a legend in military history. Wounded six times, Douglas later led an infantry brigade. He was granted his request to be the last to surrender his command at Appomattox. An attorney and judge in post-war Hagerstown, he was a favorite speaker at veteran reunions, north and south. He became a captain in the Maryland National Guard in 1880 and rose to Adjutant General, the highest ranking officer in the national guard state-wide. In 1940, his private wartime recollections were published. “I Rode with Stonewall” is among the most widely read accounts of service in the Civil War.
Location. 39° 37.943′ N, 77° 43.4′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of West Memorial Boulevard and South Potomac Street, on the right when traveling west on West Memorial Boulevard. Marker is part of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
This marker is second from the top of this panel of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017
3. Henry Kyd Douglas
Close-up of image on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 27, 2017
4. Ferry Hill Plantation
Henry Kyd Douglas was born at Ferry Hill Plantation in Sharpsburg Maryland.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 22, 2017
5. 405 North Potomac Street
After the Civil War Douglas practiced law in Hagerstown. He lived at 405 North Potomac Street.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 27, 2017
6. Gravestone
Henry Kyd Douglas died of tuberculosis in 1903 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Shepherdstown West Virginia.
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Henry Kyd Douglas
1838—1903
Staff Officer
of
Stonewall Jackson
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