St. Michaels in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Second Defense of St. Michaels

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 22, 2007

1. Second Defense of St. Michaels Marker

Inscription. Here, August 26, 1813, General Perry Benson, with 600 militia, most of them from Talbot County, halted a British force of 1,800. The Easton artillery manned the road, the 4th and 26th infantry the woods, and the 9th cavalry the wings.

Erected 1971 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 38° 48.466′ N, 76° 14.313′ W. Marker is in St. Michaels, Maryland, in Talbot County. It is on Maryland Route 33 0.8 miles east of Route 579, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Michaels MD 21663, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom's Figurehead (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mystery Shipwreck (approx. 1.6 miles away); Heirloom Vegetable & Herb Garden (approx. 1.6 miles away); Frederick Douglass (approx. 1.6 miles away); Log House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bell Tower at Tolchester Beach Wharf (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hooper Straight Light's Twin

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); A Light Survivor (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Michaels.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 23, 2012

2. Second Defense of St. Michaels Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 23, 2012

3. Second Defense of St. Michaels Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,686 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 27, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on January 29, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.