Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Maryland Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
1. Maryland Monument Marker
Judge Charles E. Phelps of the Maryland Court of Appeals erected this granite monument shortly after the turn of the century. On May 8, 1864, Phelps, then colonel of the 7th Maryland, helped lead the headlong charge of the Maryland Brigade across these open fields west of the Brock Road. Confederate infantry and artillery concealed parallel to the existing road on your left, shattered the Federal attack. Phelps fell wounded near this spot, which marks the Union highwater point during the opening battle at Spotsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1862.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 12.709′ N, 77° 36.927′ W. Marker was near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It could be reached from Pritchett Road 0.1 miles west of Block House Road (County Route 648), on the right when traveling west. Located along a loop trail through the Laurel Hill section of the Spotsylvania Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 9225 Pritchett Rd, Spotsylvania VA 22551, 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 and monument was in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers.
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Other markers no longer nearby. The Spindle House (was about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Laurel Hill Trail. Stone Sentinels website entry (Submitted on December 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
2. Maryland Monument Marker and the Monument Itself
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
3. Monument Location
The monument is located through this break in the wood line.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
4. Maryland Monument (Side 1)
8th May 1864
First Assault On
The Defenses of
Spotsylvania.
First Assault On
The Defenses of
Spotsylvania.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
5. Maryland Monument (Side 2)
2nd Div. 5th Corps
U.S.A.
"Never mind cannon
Never mind bullets
Press on and clear
this road."
U.S.A.
"Never mind cannon
Never mind bullets
Press on and clear
this road."
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
6. Maryland Monument (Side 3)
Nearest Approach
on this front
7th Md. Inf
on this front
7th Md. Inf
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
7. Front of Maryland Brigade Monuent
Faces to toward the Confederate Lines, away from the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,380 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
