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

Henry Kyd Douglas

1838 - 1903

— Military And Literary Figure —

Henry Kyd Douglas Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

1. Henry Kyd Douglas Marker

Inscription. An officer in the Confederate army, Douglas served with distinction on the small personal staff of General “Stonewall” Jackson during the Valley Campaign (1862) which made Jackson a legend in military history. Wounded six times, Douglas later led an infantry brigade. He was granted his request to be the last to surrender his command at Appomattox. An attorney and judge in post-war Hagerstown, he was a favorite speaker at veteran reunions, north and south. He became a captain in the Maryland National Guard in 1880 and rose to Adjutant General, the highest ranking officer in the national guard state-wide. In 1940, his private wartime recollections were published. “I Rode with Stonewall” is among the most widely read accounts of service in the Civil War.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 37.943′ N, 77° 43.4′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of West Memorial Boulevard and South Potomac Street, on the right when traveling

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west on West Memorial Boulevard. Marker is part of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Kennedy (here, next to this marker); Matthias Peter Möller (here, next to this marker); John V. Jamison, Sr. and John V. Jamison Jr. (here, next to this marker); Mary Lemist Titcomb (here, next to this marker); William Preston Lane, Jr. (here, next to this marker); William Othello Wilson (here, next to this marker); Peter Buys (here, next to this marker); Maurice Edward Frock (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagerstown.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

2. Henry Kyd Douglas Marker

This marker is second from the top of this panel of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement.

Henry Kyd Douglas image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

3. Henry Kyd Douglas

Close-up of image on marker

Ferry Hill Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 27, 2017

4. Ferry Hill Plantation

Henry Kyd Douglas was born at Ferry Hill Plantation in Sharpsburg Maryland.

405 North Potomac Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 22, 2017

5. 405 North Potomac Street

After the Civil War Douglas practiced law in Hagerstown. He lived at 405 North Potomac Street.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 27, 2017

6. Gravestone

Henry Kyd Douglas died of tuberculosis in 1903 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Shepherdstown West Virginia.

CSA
Henry Kyd Douglas
1838—1903
Staff Officer
of
Stonewall Jackson

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on August 28, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 28, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.