Photograph as originally submitted to this page in the Historical Marker Database www.HMdb.org. Click on photo to resize in browser. Scroll down to see metadata.

Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: August 13, 2022
Caption: Crossroads of War
Additional Description: The Second shot burst inside the barn, and so did the third, and the fourth, the barn was soon on fire… - Private Frederick Wild, Alexander’s Baltimore Battery.

Best Farm was a crossroads of War. Armies from both sides frequently camped here throughout the Civil War, like these soldiers posing for a camp side photo.
Close up of photo on marker.
Submitted: August 14, 2022, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p671770
File Size: 2.226 Megabytes

To see the metadata that may be embedded in this photo, sign in and then return to this page.