Beallsville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Beallsville
Squabble at the cemetery: Whose flag flies today?
| | Antietam Campaign 1862 | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 28, 2007
1. Beallsville Marker
On September 9, 1862, the running engagement between Illinois, Indiana, and Virginia cavalry units that began the day before in Poolesville continued in Beallsville when two Federal regiments forced the single regiment of Virginia cavalrymen posted here to flee to Barnesville. The fight cost the Virginians two dead, their captain and six enlisted men made prisoners, and their regimental flag captured as well. The Indiana troopers pressed into Barnesville where skirmishing continued.
During the Civil War, the crossroads village of Beallsville was known as Monocacy Church, for the 1748 Anglican Chapel of Ease across the field before you. Union soldiers camped nearby in the fall of 1861 and virtually destroyed the church by using the pews for firewood and stabling their horses inside. The crossroads here, where the road from Rockville to the mouth of the Monocacy River and Nolands Ferry crossed the road from Edwards Ferry to Hyattstown, made Beallsville a strategic location.
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After the war, the E.V. White Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy rebuilt Monocacy Church. They held funeral services there for local Confederate veterans buried just north of the church in Monocacy Cemetery, to honor the valor of the soldiers who wore the gray. Every June 3, the birthday of Jefferson
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Erected by Maryland Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Vexillology series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 39° 10.744′ N, 77° 24.789′ W. Marker is in Beallsville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) and Darnestown Road ( Route 28), on the right when traveling south on Beallsville Road. This marker is easily missed and is blocked from view occasionally by placement of storage sheds on display. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19800 Darnestown Rd, Bealsville MD 20839, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Darby Family (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Darby Store (about 300 feet away); The Country Store (about 300 feet away); In Loving Memory (about
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 7, 2007
2. The Beallsville Marker Nearly Obstructed from View
More about this marker. The marker displays a photo of the Chapel of Ease as it stands today, a drawing depicting Decoration Day, and a map detailing unit movements in the Antietam Campaign.
Additional commentary.
1. Second Skirmish
Not mentioned on the marker, a second cavalry battle occurred in Beallsville about a month later, on October 12, 1862. The action was part of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's second ride around the Army of the Potomac. While returning to Whites Ford, Stuart was confronted with Federal forces based out of Beallsville about a mile north of the Chapel. Artillery held the Federals at bay and Stuart crossed the Potomac in good order.
— Submitted July 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, July 3, 2005
3. Beallsville Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 7, 2007
4. Chapel of Ease
Current chapel on the site of the Monocacy Chapel. The current chapel was rebuilt in 1915.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 7, 2007
5. Confederate Veteran Grave Sites
Two of many Confederate veteran grave sites contained in the cemetery.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, July 3, 2005
6. Honoring our dead Heroes: Funeral service/Decoration Day
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, July 3, 2005
7. Map - Antietam Campaign
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 13, 2018
8. On the Mulch Heap
This marker has been uprooted and, in June of 2018, lies inaccessible on a mulch heap at Colony Supply in Beallsville.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 7, 2007
9. Tablet Honoring the Confederate Veterans
“In loving memory of the valor and self sacrifice of the Maryland soldiers in the Confederate Army whose names are inscribed hereon. War of 1861–1865. (list of names) This tablet is erected by the Ladies of Old Medleys District, Montgomery Co., Md. — 1911. This tablet was replaced by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Monocacy Cemetery — 1975.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,671 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6, 7. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 8. submitted on June 16, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 9. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
