Burkittsville in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Forces
Munford’s Brigade and Mahone’s Brigade
Col. T. T. Munford, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Commanding,
Munford’s Brigade,
2nd & 12th Virginia Cavalry.
Mahone’s Brigade,
Lt. Col. Wm. A. Parham, 41st Virginia, Commanding.
6th, 12th, 16th, 41st, and 61st Virginia Infantry
(September 14, 1862)
Erected by Antietam Battlefield Board . (Marker Number C.P. 5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series list.
Location. 39° 23.839′ N, 77° 38.128′ W. Marker is in Burkittsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker is at the intersection of Gapland Road / West Main Street and Mountain Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road / West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burkittsville MD 21718, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. “Sealed With Their Lives” (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chew’s Ashby Artillery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Burkittsville: Henry Burkitt’s Town (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cobbled Stagecoach Stop (approx. 0.4 miles away); Burkittsville (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Confusion of Battle (approx. half a mile away); Gath's Empty Tomb (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mausoleum (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burkittsville.
More about this marker. One of nine markers listed by the Antietam Battlefield Board as erected at Crampton’s Pass in the report dated 1898. Four are at the War Correspondence Memorial Arch, the remainder were placed between the Pass and Burkittsville to the east.(Source: George R. Large and Joe A. Swisher, “Battle of Antietam: The Official History by the Antietam Battlefield Board”)
Also see . . .
1. The Battle of Crampton's Gap. Antietam on the Web entry (Submitted on August 11, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Historical Profile of the 12th Virginia, and Mahone's Brigade. 12th Virginia Reenactors website homepage (Submitted on August 11, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional commentary.
1. Gravity Hill (AKA Spooky Hill)
As a side note, right next to this marker, the road seemingly goes downhill but when your car is at the bottom of the "hill," and you place your transmission in neutral, your car rolls back up hill. The local story is that the Confederate military rolled their cannons up the hill and their ghosts are now pushing your car uphill. It is actually an optical illusion and nothing to do with gravity having an effect. Also the horror film, Blair Witch Project, was made nearby.
— Submitted August 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,075 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.