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Photographer: Susan Brooke Stapleton
Taken: August 27, 2018
Caption: John Murdock House
Additional Description: On September 10, 1862 Thomas Stonewall Jackson and the Black Horse Cavalry arrived at the home of John Murdock by invitation and set up headquarters across the road for the 15,000 troops that arrived later that day. He had arrived after receiving secret orders from General Lee in Frederick. Jackson had dinner with Murdock as he set out to plan his next move. As the Black Horse Cavalry rode into town to check for the union troops they were confronted by a group twice the size of them but the brave Calvary charged them and sent them out of town. Jackson was walking his horse into town when he was abruptly warned to leave as the shoot out began.
Submitted: August 28, 2018.
Database Locator Identification Number: p442995
File Size: 6.656 Megabytes

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