Waldorf in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Eutaw"
Home of Captain William Fendlay Dement. 1st Maryland Artillery, C.S.A. He served with distinction at Seven Pines, Second Manassas, Cedar Run, Harper's Ferry, Gettysburg, Appomattox, and Sharpsburg. Buried at Pomfret.
Erected 1962 by Charles County Civil War Centennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 37.537′ N, 77° 1.441′ W. Marker is in Waldorf, Maryland, in Charles County. It is at the intersection of Captain Dement Drive and Bensville Road (Maryland Highway 229) when traveling west on Captain Dement Drive. The marker is at the end of Captain Dement Dr.in a cul-de-sac. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3200 Captain Dement Dr Waldorf MD 20603, Waldorf MD 20603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Church of St. Joseph (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Village of Pomonkey (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pomonkey High School (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Alarm System (approx. 3.1 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Moraine Reserve (approx. 3.8 miles away); Calvert Manor (approx. 4.3 miles away); Friendship House....one of Charles County's Oldest (approx. 4.6 miles away).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Dement's Battery - Latimer's Battalion Johnson's Division - Ewell's Corps Army of Northern Virginia
Also see . . . Eutah (Eutaw). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties website entry (Submitted on January 21, 2019.)
Additional keywords. Civil War, Maryland
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2010, by Jacqueline White of Williamsburg, VA - Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,270 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on January 7, 2011. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2010, by Jacqueline White of Williamsburg, VA - Virginia. 2. submitted on July 15, 2010, by Jacqueline White of Williamsburg, VA - Virginia. 3. submitted on June 28, 2010, by Jacqueline White of Williamsburg, VA - Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on January 21, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.




