Uniontown in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Uniontown
Patriotic, but Paralyzed
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Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
1. Uniontown "Patriotic, but paralyzed" Marker
Hancock was ordered to march northeast toward Frizzelburg at 4 a.m. on June 29, but did not put his corps in motion until four hours later because the orders were misplaced. After a 32-mile march under a broiling sun, II Corps arrived here at 10 p.m., several miles short of its objective. A New Yorker observed that “Uniontown is a pretty secluded village, patriotic, but paralyzed just now by the nearness of the rebel army.”
When residents told Hancock that Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and his Confederate cavalry were camped four miles away in Westminster, he informed Meade so that an attack could be launched. Union cavalry commander Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, however, persuaded Meade that the report was wrong
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 2003.
Location. 39° 35.592′ N, 77° 7.015′ W. Marker is in Uniontown, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is on Uniontown Road 0.1 miles Maryland Route 84, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Westminster MD 21158, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow
Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
2. William Segafoose Hotel
Built c 1802, William Segafoose's Hotel on Uniontown Road served as a recruiting office for Co. A, 6th Maryland Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. Officers of Gen. Hancock's II Corps were entertained there on the night of June 29, 1863.
Courtesy of Historical Society of Carroll County
More about this marker. In the center of the marker are portraits of Gens. Hancock and Pleasonton. On the far right is a portrait of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. On the lower left is a photo of the Segafoose Hotel. On the lower right is a campaign map depicting the movements of the Federal army and locations of Civil War trails sites. It has the caption: Position of the Union Army of the Potomac June 29, 1863 (midday). New Union commander Gen. George G. Meade orders his army north with two objectives: Engage the Confederate army under the best possible conditions while protecting Washington, D.C. Learning that the Union army
Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
3. William Segafoose Hotel
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2010
4. Campaign Map
Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
5. Homes on Uniontown Road
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,259 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on April 4, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on October 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
