Near Middletown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
North Carolina
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 5, 2007
1. Front Side
(Front Side):
In Memory of the North Carolinians who fought at or near here September 14, 1862. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 23rd, 30th Infantry and Manly's and Reilly's Battery, 1st NC Artillery.
General D.H. Hill was in command of the Confederates with elements of Longstreet's Corps arriving in the afternoon. The fighting here at Fox's Gap saw one of the few instances of actual hand-to-hand combat of the war. The 13th NC was totally surrounded after the mortal wounding of Brig. Gen. Samuel Garland just a few yards from here. Two days after the battle, 58 Confederate dead were dumped down the well of Daniel Wise located NW. In 1874, they were reinterred in Hagerstown, MD.
(Back Side):
"Driven back from the front, the enemy falling back through Wise's garden, were met by out line coming up from the rear in the flank, and a terrific fight ensued. The color bearer of a Confederate regiment jumped up on the rear wall of the garden, and defiantly waving his flag, refused the many calls to surrender which he received, was shot and fell inside the garden wall. Private Hoagland of my company jumped over the fence and secured the flag. Lt. Col. Coleman of the 11th, who was present, and who had called upon the man to surrender, ordered Hoagland to deliver the flag to
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R.B. Wilson, 12th Ohio
Letter to Gen. E.A. Carmen, Antietam Board, July 22, 1889
Erected 2003 by The Living History Association of Mecklenburg, Inc. (NC) and the Central Maryland Heritage League.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1889.
Location. 39° 28.053′ N, 77° 37.075′ W. Memorial is near Middletown, Maryland, in Washington County. It can be reached from South Mountain Natural Environmental Area Service, on the right when traveling south. Located on a walking trail off the service road to the south of the General Reno Monument area. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8536 Reno Monument Rd, Middletown MD 21769, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 13th N.C. Regiment of Gen. Garland's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lost Orders (approx. 0.2 miles away); The "Wiregrass" Georgians (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Maryland Campaign of 1862 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Deaths of Two Generals (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Historic Wise's Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Near Here in Wises Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle for Foxs Gap (approx. 0.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011
2. North Carolina Dedication Plaque
via Maryland Department of Natural Resources, unknown
3. Battle of Fox's Gap
Central Maryland Heritage League website entry
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Photographed by Craig Swain, August 5, 2007
4. Back Side
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 5, 2007
5. Statue on the Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011
6. Left Side of Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011
7. Right Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 5, 2007
8. Rock Wall
One of the rock walls that stand around the fields atop South Mountain near Fox Gap. While close to the location cited on the marker where the colors were captured, the wall is of more recent construction.
Photographed by Jim Fredlund, May 20, 2024
9. North Carolina Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,959 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on May 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on December 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6, 7. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 8. submitted on December 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on July 22, 2025, by Jim Fredlund of Olney, Maryland.
