Manchester in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Manchester

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007

1. Manchester Marker

Inscription. The Second Cavalry Division and the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, camped about Manchester June 30, 1863. Headquarters for Major General John Sedgwick was located on nearby Old Fort School House Road. On the night of July 1, the Corps left Manchester and went into battle at Gettysburg the next day.

Erected 1964 by Carroll County Civil War Centennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1863.

Location. 39° 39.679′ N, 76° 53.1′ W. Marker is in Manchester, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 30) and Westminster & York Streets, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manchester MD 21102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Manchester (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Manchester District (about 300 feet away); Town of Manchester (about 300 feet away); June 30 1863 (about 600 feet away); Army of the Potomac (about 600 feet away); September 11 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); German Church

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Miller-Warner Farm (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Manchester (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

Looking south on Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007

2. Looking south on Main Street

Many of these houses were here in 1863.

Looking north on Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007

3. Looking north on Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,539 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.