Washington Township near Monterey in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Battle of Monterey Pass
Stop the Wagons
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 13, 2019
1. The Battle of Monterey Pass - Stop the Wagons Marker
After the first Union attack was repelled by Captain Emack, he then worried about the wagon train entering the Emmitsburg and Waynesboro Turnpike from Maria Furnace Road. He quickly ordered his men near present day Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church to reorganize their line, while he rode ahead to near here, and ordered the wagons to stop. He then turned his attention to the trains turning onto the turnpike at the tollgate and hurried them along. He wanted the road to be clear for when the Union cavalry broke through.
General Jones arrived and ordered the wagons to keep moving. He wanted to keep the flow of traffic moving and would rather risk losing several wagons than have the traffic stopped and potentially lose all the wagons. Jones countered Captain Emacks decision.
Captain Emack returned to the area of the Monterey Inn and was forced to hold the line there, buying as much time as he could in order for more of the wagons to clear the Monterey Pass tollhouse.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1863.
Location. 39° 44.435′ N, 77° 28.84′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Before The Battle Of Gettysburg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blue Ridge Summit Lions (about 500 feet away); The Raid On Harpers Ferry (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The Battle of Monterey Pass
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 13, 2019
2. To The Battle of Monterey Pass- Stop the Wagons Marker
Via the Rolando Woods Trail
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 13, 2019
3. The Battle of Monterey Pass - Stop the Wagons Marker
The beginning of the Maria Furnace Trail
via Dickenson College, Unknown
4. "A Commissary Train Among the Mountains," John McNevis, Harper's Weekly, December 21, 1864
via 1st Tennessee Cavalry, Unknown
5. Confederate Brigadier General William Jones
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on October 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
