Scotland in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wilbur Wightman Gramling

Co. K, 5th Florida Infantry

— 1843 - 1870 —

Wilbur Wightman Gramling Marker image. Click for full size.

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1. Wilbur Wightman Gramling Marker

Inscription.
Pvt. Wilbur W. Grambling, twenty-one years of age, captured in the Wilderness Campaign in May 1864 was imprisoned at the elmira Prison Camp also known as "Hellmira." In his diaries, he recorded his observations of the prisoners that were transferred from Point Lookout Prison Camp.

Thursday, July 28, 1864. "About 600 more prisoners came in this morning from Point Lookout. I guess they will all be brought up here. They are looking bad, some so poor they look like it is hard for them to navigate. One-half barefooted."

July 30, 1864 "Cay, Carter, Felkel, Berry, Snipes, and wilford came here today from Pt. Lookout and several others of the Regt. They are well but look quite thin. Give Point Lookout a very bad name."

Monday, Jan. 16, 1865. "Weather broken and quite cold. We had no coal to keep the fire today, no school today. Got the scab knocked off my arm today. Oh, it looks quite bad." Crude vaccinations were not uncommon. One observer reported that among prisoners from Point Lookout "in arms of some of them there were great soars, big enough, it seemed, to put your fist in." Byrne, "Elmira's Civil War Prison

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Camp," 1293.

Thursday, Jan. 26, 1865. Cloudy, no snow nor rain and not very cold. Reported that Buffalo was burnt last night. Supposed to be done by the raiders from Canada. Everything is quiet. 2000 prisoners sent from Point Lookout. Worked on bunk today.

Erected by Confederate Memorial Park, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1864.

Location. 38° 4.404′ N, 76° 20.456′ W. Marker is in Scotland, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It is on Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) east of St. Michaels Manor Way, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11625 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland MD 20687, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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2. Wilbur Wightman Gramling Marker

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: Sgt. Peyton P. Maddox / Pvt. W. Robinson (here, next to this marker); Capt. Robert E. Park (here, next to this marker); Pvt. Joseph P. Bashaw / Pvt. Enos Jennings / Pvt. John O. Douglas (here, next to this marker); "The Bean Pot" (here, next to this marker); Sgt. James T. Wells, Co. A, 2nd S.C. Infantry (here, next to this marker); Henry Oldham Robertson (here, next to this marker); Lt. Peter Goodwin Benton (here, next to this marker); Pvt. David E. Holt (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scotland.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2026. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2026.