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

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Brownsville, Maryland

— Founded 1837 —

St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 21, 2007

1. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription.
During the civil war, St. Luke’s served as headquarters for General Lafayette McLaws, whose troops from the Army of Northern Virginia were bivouacked around Brownsville, September 11, 1862. It served as a hospital for his wounded following the Battle of Antietam. Union forces later burned the interior of the church, leaving it a shell until its reconstruction in 1869.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1746.

Location. 39° 22.444′ N, 77° 39.989′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on Boteler Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2150 Boteler Road, Brownsville MD 21715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and 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,

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

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Maryland Heights (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brownsville-Burkittsville Pass (approx. 0.6 miles away); Forest of Needwood (approx. 1.7 miles away); Israel Creek Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); “Crampton Gap” (approx. 1.9 miles away); Confederate Retreat (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Arnold Farm (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cobbled Stagecoach Stop (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Forces (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . St. Luke’s Church. Church website homepage (Submitted on August 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

St. Luke's Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 21, 2007

2. St. Luke's Episcopal Church

St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 21, 2007

3. St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2020

4. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,966 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on January 29, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 10, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.