Ayr Township near McConnellsburg in Fulton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Soldiers
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2009
1. Confederate Soldiers Marker
W. B. Moore of VA. F. A. Shelton of N.C.
Killed near here in first battle on Penn. soil June 30, 1863
Erected 1929 by Elliott Grays Chapter 1877 and North Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 39° 55.442′ N, 77° 59.025′ W. Memorial is near McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. It is in Ayr Township. It is on Buchanan Trail (Pennsylvania Route 16), on the right when traveling north. Memorial is about 150 feet north of the intersection of Buchanan Trail and Horton Road (Township Road 505). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 547 Buchanan Trail, Mc Connellsburg PA 17233, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Gettysburg Campaign (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pleasures of Roadside Dining (approx. half a mile away); Changing Main Street (approx. 0.9 miles away); 209 Lincoln Way East (approx. 0.9 miles away); 205 Lincoln Way East (approx. 0.9 miles away); 203 Lincoln Way East (approx. one mile away); Traveling the Lincoln Highway (approx. one mile
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Dead (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Confederate Dead [McConnellsburg] Historical Marker. Explore PA History entry. (Submitted on October 18, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional commentary.
1. Inaccuracies in the marker
The Daughters were inaccurate on two counts:
1) The battle referred to (actually more a a skirmish) was fought on the previous day, June 29.(See link 1)
2) There had been other battles/skirmishes on Pennsylvania soil previous to this. In one fought near Cashtown on June 23, a Confederate cavalryman was mortally wounded.
— Submitted October 18, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. Confederate Dead Marker
UDC Memorial to right.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. Confederate Dead Marker
Looking NW on Buchanan Trail (PA Route 16) toward McConnellsburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 36,956 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on July 6, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
