1st Maryland Battery (CSA) Memorial
"I regard this as the Thermopylae of my campaign"
Gen. R.E. Lee
Stephen's Depot June 15, 1863
Andrews Artillery Battalion/1st Maryland Battery
Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieut. Col.
(13 names)
Erected 1920 by Commissioned by Lt. Col. Andrews' Children.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 14.321′ N, 78° 6.499′ W. Memorial is in Stephenson, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of Martinsburg Pike (U.S. 11) and Stephenson Road (County Route 664), on the right when traveling north on Martinsburg Pike. Marker is in front of the Emmanuel United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2732 Martinsburg Pike, Stephenson VA 22656, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Action at Stephensons Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne A. Whitham Rest Area (approx. half a mile away); Triceratops (approx. half a mile away); Lake Anhinga (approx. half a mile away); Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel
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Other markers no longer nearby. Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Stephenson Depot (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); John Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battle of Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3. submitted on September 6, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
