Hyattstown in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hyattstown
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| | Antietam Campaign 1862 | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 29, 2007
1. Hyattstown Marker
The roadside village of Hyattstown became the front line when Confederate cavalry stationed to the north in Urbana clashed with Union cavalry reconnoitering from Clarksburg to the south. On the evening of September 8, 1862, Maj. Alonzo W. Adams and his 1st New York Cavalry topped the crest south of town, spotted Confederates, charged down the hill and into the town, and captured two Southern troopers. A little later his men skirmished with the 1st North Carolina Cavalry north of town, briefly breaking up J.E.B. Stuarts ball in Urbana when the partygoers rushed here to help their comrades. Another skirmish occurred at the same place the next morning and continued off and on all day. By September 11, Col. Thomas T. Munfords command had replaced the North Carolinians and the 1st U.S. Cavalry had joined the New Yorkers. The Confederates withdrew northwest with the rest of the army after a heavy exchange of artillery fire that damaged houses in Hyattstown. The Union VI Corps soon occupied the village.
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Jesse Hyatt, who built a hotel here, laid out Hyattstown in 1798. His hotel hosted many distinguished travelers, including Andrew Jackson on his way to his inauguration. Hyattstown exemplifies the linear roadside town of the period; most of the original buildings still stand.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1863.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 16.786′ N, 77° 18.869′ W. Marker was in Hyattstown, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It was at the intersection of Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) and Hyattstown Mill Road, on the right when traveling north on Frederick Road. Located at the north entrance to Little Bennett Regional Park. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 25801 Frederick Rd, Clarksburg MD 20871, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Hyattstown Mill (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Our Daily Bread (about 800 feet away); Women on the Homefront in Montgomery County (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Real Field of Dreams (approx. 1.1 miles away); Welcome to Froggy Hollow (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named George Washington
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 7, 2007
2. Hyattstown Marker in the Parking Lot
Other markers no longer nearby. George Washington (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Mt. Ephraim Crossroads (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. The marker features an Early photo of the main street of Hyattstown, and a portrait of Col. Thomas Munford. A map on the right side details unit movements during the Antietam campaign.
Also see . . .
1. Col. Munfords Report of the Campaign. Antietam on the Web entry:
Includes a paragraph on the battles around Hyattstown. (Submitted on July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Hyattstown Mill. Hyattstown Mill Arts Project website homepage:
Just down Hyattstown Mill Road from the marker. One of the structures dating from the time period. (Submitted on July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. Little Bennett Regional Park. Montgomery Parks website entry (Submitted on July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional commentary.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 20, 2013
3. Hyattstown Marker
In Little Bennett Regional Park Hyattstown Parking Area
Not mentioned on the marker, but the Union VI Corps marched through Hyattstown on June 28-29 en route to Gettysburg.
— Submitted July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Additional keywords. Antietam Campaign
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 7, 2007
4. Downtown Hyattstown - Present Day
5. Downtown Hyattstown - 19th Century View
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 20, 2013
6. Colonel Thomas Munford
Lynchburg Museum System
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 20, 2013
7. Hyatt House Hotel
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 20, 2013
8. Map of the Antietam Campaign
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,647 times since then and 89 times this year. Last updated on February 17, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
