Unionville in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Soldiers

Photographed By F. Robby, January 9, 2005

1. Union Soldiers Marker

Inscription. Buried here, ex-slaves and free blacks who fought for the Union in the Civil War:
John Blackwell; Ennels Clayton;
Isaac Copper; John Copper;
Benjamin Demby; Charles Demby;
William Doane; William Doran;
Harace Gibson; Zachary Glasgow;
Joseph Gooby; Joseph H. Johnson;
Peter Johnson; Edward Jones;
Enolds Money; Frederick Pipes;
Henry Roberts; Matthew Roberts

Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 48.545′ N, 76° 8.397′ W. Marker is in Unionville, Maryland, in Talbot County. Marker is on Unionville Road (Maryland Route 370) 0.3 miles south of Tunis Mills Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the St. Stephens AME Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton MD 21601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Unionville (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Unionville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of “The Rest” (approx. 1½ miles away); Betty’s Cove Meetinghouse

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Fausley (approx. 3.1 miles away); The “Mannour of Ratcliffe” (approx. 3.2 miles away); William Penn (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bracing for an Attack (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Unionville.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

2. Union Soldiers Marker

In the St. Stephens AME Church Cemetery.

Saint Stephens AME Church and Graveyad image. Click for full size.

Photographed By F. Robby, January 9, 2005

3. Saint Stephens AME Church and Graveyad

Graves of Ex-Slaves and Free Blacks image. Click for full size.

Photographed By F. Robby, January 9, 2005

4. Graves of Ex-Slaves and Free Blacks

John Blackwell image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

5. John Blackwell

Company B, 7th United States Colored Infantry

Matthew Roberts image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

6. Matthew Roberts

Company K, 4th United States Colored Infantry

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

7. Union Soldiers Marker

A wooden copy of this marker can be found on the other side of the church behind the Civil War Trails "Unionville" marker.

Harry M. Dobson<br>Maryland<br>SGT. 811 Pioneer Infantry <br>Feb. 8. 1891 - January 23, 1944. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

8. Harry M. Dobson
Maryland
SGT. 811 Pioneer Infantry
Feb. 8. 1891 - January 23, 1944.

Black veterans of other wars are also buried in this cemetery. The enlisted men of 811th Pioneer Infantry were all African American. They were sent overseas in 1918 and returned to the US in 1919 to be demobilized at Camp Dix New Jersey.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,741 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on June 4, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 4, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.