Schuylkill Township near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
To Marylanders Who Served Here
— For the Freedom of you who read this —
Col. Tench Tilghman, Confidential Aide to Washington, who wrote:---
--“formerly of my family - in every action (of) the main army - often refused his pay - left as fair reputation as ever belonged to human character”--.
The Two Maryland Brigades
Maj. Gen. John Sullivan Brig. • Gen. William Smallwood
1st Reg. Col. John H. Stone • 5th Reg. Col. William Richardson
2nd Reg. Col. Thomas Price • 6th Reg. Col. Otho H. Williams
3rd Reg. Col. Mordecai Gist • 7th Reg. Col. John Gunby
4th Reg. Col. Josiah C. Hall • Reg. of Col. Moses Hazen
Artillery:- Capt. Wm. Brown’s Co. and Capt. Richard Dorsey’s Co.
And as Washington wrote,---“the men-“
“— without clothes to cover their nakedness – blankets to lie upon – without shoes – their marches traced by blood from their feet – through frost and snow – without house or hut – or provisions – submitting without murmur --“
For the Freedom of you who read this
Erected by
The Maryland Society of Pennsylvania
1963
Erected 1963 by The Maryland Society of Pennsylvania .
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 5.966′ N, 75° 28.084′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Schuylkill Township. Memorial is on Valley Forge Road (Route 23), on the left when traveling east. This marker is very close to Valley Forge Park but not in the park proper. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1886 Valley Forge Rd, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Valley Forge Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. John Carmichael (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. Andrew Porter (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Baptists (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patrick Henry. of Va. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. David Jones, A.M. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. Peter Muhlenburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Horse-Shoe Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.