Ayr Township near McConnellsburg in Fulton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Last Confederate Bivouac

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2009

1. Last Confederate Bivouac Marker

Inscription. General Bradley T. Johnson of the Confederate Army encamped 20 rods west of this marker at the Patterson home July 31, 1864 after the burning of Chambersburg. This was the last Confederate bivouac north of the Mason and Dixon line.

Erected 1930 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the Fulton County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1783.

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 39° 55.237′ N, 78° 0.379′ W. Marker was near McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. It was in Ayr Township. It was at the intersection of Great Cove Road (U.S. 522) and Confederate Lane, on the right when traveling south on Great Cove Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 131 Great Cove Road, Mc Connellsburg PA 17233, 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 South-Central Pennsylvania. It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named Last Confederate Bivouac (here,

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next to this marker); United Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); 203 Lincoln Way East (approx. 0.9 miles away); 205 Lincoln Way East (approx. 0.9 miles away); 105 Lincoln Way East (approx. 0.9 miles away); 209 Lincoln Way East (approx. 0.9 miles away); 111 Lincoln Way East (approx. 0.9 miles away); Changing Main Street (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McConnellsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Last Confederate Bivouac (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Report by Brig Gen Johnson. Full Valley Archive website entry (Submitted on February 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Bradley Tyler Johnson. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on February 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional commentary.
1. Marker no longer being displayed.
This plaque, commemorating the final Confederate encampment

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2009

2. Last Confederate Bivouac Marker

in Pennsylvania will no longer be displayed by the state, having been "accessioned into PHMC’s collection for interpretive purposes."

Reasoning was: "The administration recognizes that some markers may contain outdated cultural references that must be addressed.... These decisions are not made lightly or hastily."

— Submitted December 15, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2009

3. Last Confederate Bivouac Marker

Looking north along US Route 522.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,862 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.