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Near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac

 
 
1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
1. 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac Marker
Inscription.
U.S.A.
On the night of September 16, 1862, three regiments of Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division bivouacked in the North Woods, a few feet south of this point in support Seymour's skirmishers; one regiment was in second line, in the open ground north of this road.
 
Erected by Antietam Battlefield Board. (Marker Number D.)
 
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. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 1862.
 
Location. 39° 29.329′ N, 77° 44.768′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Located just east of the pull off for stop two on the driving tour of Antietam Battlefield, the Poffenberger Farm. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Army Corps (here, next to this marker); 3rd Regt. Pennsylvania (a few steps from this marker); Meade's Division, First Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Meade's Division, First Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); a different
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marker also named First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Battle Opened" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Culmination of Another Great Tragedy was at Hand (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); "God has indeed remembered us" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.
 
Regarding 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac. Title of this marker is based on the Trailhead Graphics, Inc. map of the Antietam National Battlefield.
 
Also see . . .  Antietam Battlefield. National Park Service site. (Submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
2. 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac Marker
Cluster of Tablets around the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
3. Cluster of Tablets around the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves Monument
War Department Tablets (from left to right) 16, 15, 11 and 1 flank the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves Monument along side the northern leg of Mansfield Avenue. The unit bivouac tablet D stands closest to the camera on the left.
1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac Marker<br>First From the Left image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
4. 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac Marker
First From the Left
Magilton's Brigade Bivouac area image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
5. Magilton's Brigade Bivouac area
From the tour stop looking east down Mansfield Avenue. Most of the brigade spent the night in the North Woods, which stood on the right side of the road. Those three regiments were the 3rd, 4th, and 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiments. The 8th Pennsylvania Reserves was held off the main line, in the low ground to the right of the monument.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,233 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   2. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   3. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   4. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   5. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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