Near Bunker Hill in Berkeley County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

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Gettysburg Campaign

Invasion & Retreat

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2020

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland as his cavalry, led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, harassed Union supply lines to the east. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker, replaced on June 28 by Gen. George G. Meade, led the Army of the Potomac from the Washington defenses in pursuit. The Federals collided with Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 1, starting a battle neither side had intended to fight there. Three days later, the defeated Confederates began retreating through Maryland, retracing their steps to the Potomac River and crossing on July 14 into what only a month earlier had been Virginia. On June 20, after Lee crossed the river heading north, the Union had admitted West Virginia—the only state to secede from a seceded state.

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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1863.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 19.233′ N, 78° 4.25′ W. Marker was near Bunker Hill, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. It was on the northbound Welcome Center and Rest Stop (Interstate 81) north of the state line, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Bunker Hill WV 25413, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in the Eastern Panhandle.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2020

2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: James Johnston Pettigrew Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Morgan Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Christ Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Morgan Morgan (approx. 1.4 miles away); "Morgan Acres" (approx. 1.4 miles away); Col. Morgan Morgan (approx. 1.4 miles away); West Virginia (Berkeley County) / Virginia (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bunker Hill.

Additional commentary.
1. Missing?
Stopped by yesterday, and I could not find it.

— Submitted April 14, 2025, by William Glahn of Winchester, Virginia.

Welcome Center with Gettysburg Campaign Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Linda Walcroft, January 22, 2010

3. Welcome Center with Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, June 16, 2007

4. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

This is a previous iteration of the marker. It has the exact same text with slightly different formatting.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,806 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. 4. submitted on August 4, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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