New Market in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
New Market in the Civil War
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2019
1. New Market in the Civil War Marker
Photo of replacement to the original marker. The wording is identical to the previous marker.
This area was patrolled by Confederate troops under the command of Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee at the time of General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland in September 1862.
Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and his Confederate cavalry escaping from Union forces passed through New Market on return from their raid in Pennsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.
Location. 39° 22.981′ N, 77° 16.232′ W. Marker is in New Market, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 144) and Strawberry Alley, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Market MD 21774, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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: 13 West Main Street (here, next to this marker); 9 West Main Street (a few steps from this marker); 5 West Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); New Market (within shouting distance of this marker); 3 West Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named New Market (within shouting distance of this marker); The Town of New Market (within shouting distance
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Other markers no longer nearby. New Market (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named New Market (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named New Market in the Civil War (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Regarding New Market in the Civil War. A partial duplicate of this marker is on the east side of New Market. That marker is missing the last paragraph.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. An identical marker stands elsewhere in town.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 3, 2007
2. New Market in the Civil War Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 3, 2007
4. New Market in the Civil War Marker
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, February 24, 2008
5. New Market in the Civil War Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2019
6. New Market in the Civil War Marker
Additional plaque with identical language a couple blocks to the west.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,206 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on December 6, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on December 6, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on February 25, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 6. submitted on February 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
