Cooksville in Howard County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cooksville

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 8, 2007

1. Cooksville Marker

Inscription. Site of a skirmish between Confederate cavalry commanded by General J.E.B. Stuart, and Maryland militia on June 29, 1863. The Confederates easily defeated their opposition and continued northwardly towards Hood’s Mill and Westminster.

Erected 1964 by the Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1863.

Location. 39° 19.256′ N, 77° 1.147′ W. Marker is near Cooksville, Maryland, in Howard County. It is at the intersection of Roxbury Mills Road (Maryland Route 97) and Frederick Road ( Route 144), on the right when traveling north on Roxbury Mills Road. It is in the Park-And-Ride lot at I-70 Exit 76. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 97 Frederick Rd, Cooksville MD 21723, 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 Gettysburg Campaign (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cooksville (here, next to this marker); Roberts Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Simpson & Mount Gregory United Methodist Churches (approx.

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0.9 miles away); Mount Gregory United Methodist Church Bell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cooksville High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named New Lisbon (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cooksville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Gettysburg Campaign (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); New Lisbon (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Three Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 8, 2007

2. Three Markers

This is how the three markers used to stand.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 1, 2026

3. Cooksville Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 1, 2026

4. Cooksville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,240 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on March 16, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on January 1, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.