Indian Head in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General Joseph Hooker U.S.A.
Photographed by Rico Ramirez, September 29, 2024
1. General Joseph Hooker U.S.A. Marker
Maintained headquarters here at Chicamuxen Methodist Church from October, 1861, to March, 1862, when over 12,000 Union troops were camped along the Potomac River in Charles County.
Erected 1962 by Charles County Civil War Centennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Notable Places • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1862.
Location. 38° 32.065′ N, 77° 13.261′ W. Marker is in Indian Head, Maryland, in Charles County. It is on Chicamuxen Road (Maryland Route 224). Marker is adjacent to the church cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6255 Chicamuxen Road, Indian Head MD 20640, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rum Point (approx. 1.3 miles away); General Smallwood's Gravesite (approx. 2.1 miles away); Budds Ferry (approx. 2.2 miles away); Explore your Chesapeake (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rich Resources (approx. 2.6 miles away); John Smith Explores the Chesapeake (approx. 2.6 miles away); Join the Adventure (approx. 2.6 miles away); Christian Temple Manor (approx. 2.6 miles away).
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Photographed by M. A. Pimentel, March 9, 2008
2. General Joseph Hooker U.S.A. Marker
Photographed by M. A. Pimentel, March 9, 2008
3. General Joseph Hooker U.S.A. Marker
Photographed by M. A. Pimentel, March 9, 2008
4. Chicamuxen United Methodist Church, site of the General Hooker marker
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 18, 2019
5. General Joseph Hooker, U.S.A. Marker
Photographed by David Lassman, January 18, 2019
6. Chicamuxen United Methodist Church exterior
Looking north at church.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2008, by M. A. Pimentel of Waldorf, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,387 times since then and 83 times this year. Last updated on December 28, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2008, by M. A. Pimentel of Waldorf, Maryland. 5. submitted on January 21, 2019. 6. submitted on August 5, 2019. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
