Jefferson in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Correspondents Memorial Arch
Walking Tour Stop 7
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 2, 2012
1. War Correspondents Memorial Arch Marker
Names of 157 men from North and South, who documented the Civil War, are inscribed on tablets embedded in the east facade. Biblical and classical references to the skills of the war correspondent are incorporated into the design. The central sculpture bears symbols of war, speed, and storytelling. The Arch's symbolic decoration reflects Townsend's whimsical taste in art, further illustrated by Townsend's verse:
and letters only vex.
Write then in stone, ye minds of men!
And live as architects!"
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 39° 24.346′ N, 77° 38.365′ W. Marker is in Jefferson, Maryland, in Frederick County.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Alfred Townsend (a few steps from this marker); Battle for Cramptons Gap (a few steps from this marker); First New Jersey Brigade (a few steps from this marker); War Correspondents (a few steps from this marker); 1862 Antietam Campaign (a few steps from this marker); Cramptons Pass Tablet C.P. 1 (a few steps from this marker); Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws' Command (a few steps from this marker); Cramptons Pass Tablet C.P. 3 (a few steps from this marker).
Regarding War Correspondents Memorial Arch. The Monument was dedicated on Sept. 14. 1896. In 1904 George Townsend's wife Bessie died and he stopped visiting Gapland. In 1906 he deeded the monument to the United States Government. After that, the monument was forgotten. When Mary-Carter Roberts enquired about it, it did not appear on the list of National Park areas. With the help of William Bayless of the Maryland Board of Natural Resources, Ms. Roberts got the National Government to admit that it owned the monument as part of the Antietam
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 2, 2012
2. War Correspondents Memorial Arch Marker
By National Park Service
3. Construction of the Correspondents' Arch
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4. Electricity
(Speed)
(Speed)
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5. Poetry
(Heed)
(Heed)
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6. Horse
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7. Pheidippides
A statue of Pheidippides playing the pan pipes, handling a sword and wearing Mercury's helmet, sits in a niche in the tower portion of the monument. Pheidippides is the hero who brought the news to Athens of the victory at Marathon and died crying "Joy to you, we've won!" with his last breath.
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8. Three Windows
Each an evangel's page white;
One is Depiction, one is Description,
One is Photography's light."
-- The War Correspondents Arch, poem by Gath
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9. Army Correspondents and Artists Memorial Plaque
To The Army Correspondents and Artists 1861 - 65 whose Toils Cheered the Camps Thrilled the Fireside Educated Provinces of Rustics into a Bright Nation of Readers and Gave Incentive To Narrate Distant Wars And Explore Dark Lands -- Erected by Subscription 1896
Through this grand ruth
Runs my boy's life, its thread
The General's fame, the battle's name
The rolls of maimed and dead
I bear with my thrilled soul astir
And lonely thoughts and fears
And am but history's courier
To bind the conquering years
A battle's ray, through ages gray
To light to deeds sublime
And flash the lustre of my day
Down all the aisles of time
War Correspondents' Ballad by Gath, 1865
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10. The Cornerstone
The Memorial was dedicated September 14, 1896 and commemorates the Battle of Crampton's Gap on September 14, 1864.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 2003
11. Partial list of Contributers names, as mentioned
Army Artists
J.A. Becker H. Bensancon F. Beard A. Berghaus C.E. H. Bonuill A. McCallum S.S. Davis W.R. McComas F. Dielman E.F. Mullen G. Ellsbury Fred Shell S. Fox W.L. Sheppard C.E. Hillen J.S. Trexler E.B. Hough G.F. Williams J.F. Laycock W. Waud
Southern
P.W. Alexander Geo. Perry Durant Daponte Jas. B. Sener F.g. DeFontaine W. Shepardson D.C. Jenkins Henry Watterson Geo. W. Olney
Artists
M.B. Brady F.H. Mason W.T. Crane Larkin G. Mead F.O.C. Darley Henry Mosler Theo. P. Davis Frank Shell Ed. Forbes Dav. H. Strother J. S. Jewett Alfred Waud Henry Lovi J.E. Taylor
( Not Seen Today )
Arthur Lumley H. Vizzitelly Finley Anderson J.N. Ashley Adam Badean T. Barnard Geo. W. Beman H. Bentley W.D. Bickham A.H. Bodman Geo. C. Bower Geo. C. Bower J.H. Browne S.T. Buckley A.H. Byington S. Cadwallader S.M. Carpenter T.M. Cash F.G. Chapman E.P. Church G.W. Clarke W.C. Church C.C. Coffin John A. Cockerill J. Cook R.Y. Colburn E.E. Cuthbert T.M. Cook E. Crapsey N. Davidson W.E. Davis E.F. DeNyse Creighton D.B. M. Eaton L.L. Crounse J.C. Fitzpatrick J.P. Dunn T.B. Glover C.H. Farrell C.H. Griffen R.D. Francis C. Hannem T.C. Grey G.H. Hart Chas. G. Helpine John Hay B. Harding L.A. Hendricks J. Hasson F. Henry S. Hayes A.S. Hill A.P. Henry E.H. House V. Hickox A. Hutson G.W. Gosmer W.P. Isham D.R. Kem W.H. Kent Thos. W. Knox R.C. Long P.T. McAlpin Richard C. McCormick Joseph B. McCullagh W.H. Merriam J.E. Norcross C.S. Noyes G.H. Osbon B.F. Osborn C.A. Page Nat'l Paige U.H. Painter Count De Paris A. Paul E.A. Paul E. Peters Henry J. Raymond Whitelaw Reid Albert D. Richardson W.H. Runkle O.G. Sawyer W.F.G. Shanks R.H. Shelly George W. Smalley Henry M. Stanley Edmund C. Stedman Jerome B. Stillson W.H. Stiner William Swinton R.H. Sylvester Ben. F. Taylor Geo. Alfred Townsend B.C. Truman Henry Villard J.H. Vosburg E.W. Wallazz J.S. Ward Sam Ward F. Watson E.D. Westfall F.B. Wilkie Sam Wilkeson F. Wilkison A.W. Williams J.C. Wilson T.C. Wilson John Russell Young W. Young
( Not Seen Today )
Arthur Lumley H. Vizzitelly Finley Anderson J.N. Ashley Adam Badean T. Barnard Geo. W. Beman H. Bentley W.D. Bickham A.H. Bodman Geo. C. Bower Geo. C. Bower J.H. Browne S.T. Buckley A.H. Byington S. Cadwallader S.M. Carpenter T.M. Cash F.G. Chapman E.P. Church G.W. Clarke W.C. Church C.C. Coffin John A. Cockerill J. Cook R.Y. Colburn E.E. Cuthbert T.M. Cook E. Crapsey N. Davidson W.E. Davis E.F. DeNyse Creighton D.B. M. Eaton L.L. Crounse J.C. Fitzpatrick J.P. Dunn T.B. Glover C.H. Farrell C.H. Griffen R.D. Francis C. Hannem T.C. Grey G.H. Hart Chas. G. Helpine John Hay B. Harding L.A. Hendricks J. Hasson F. Henry S. Hayes A.S. Hill A.P. Henry E.H. House V. Hickox A. Hutson G.W. Gosmer W.P. Isham D.R. Kem W.H. Kent Thos. W. Knox R.C. Long P.T. McAlpin Richard C. McCormick Joseph B. McCullagh W.H. Merriam J.E. Norcross C.S. Noyes G.H. Osbon B.F. Osborn C.A. Page Nat'l Paige U.H. Painter Count De Paris A. Paul E.A. Paul E. Peters Henry J. Raymond Whitelaw Reid Albert D. Richardson W.H. Runkle O.G. Sawyer W.F.G. Shanks R.H. Shelly George W. Smalley Henry M. Stanley Edmund C. Stedman Jerome B. Stillson W.H. Stiner William Swinton R.H. Sylvester Ben. F. Taylor Geo. Alfred Townsend B.C. Truman Henry Villard J.H. Vosburg E.W. Wallazz J.S. Ward Sam Ward F. Watson E.D. Westfall F.B. Wilkie Sam Wilkeson F. Wilkison A.W. Williams J.C. Wilson T.C. Wilson John Russell Young W. Young
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 2, 2012
12. Welcome to Gathland State Park
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 975 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on May 15, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 11. submitted on November 30, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12. submitted on May 15, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
