Near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

1. 128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument

Inscription. 1st Brigade 1st Division
12th Corps
Location 315 feet north
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Casualties at Antietam
Killed 26
Wounded 86
Missing 6
Total 118

Recruited in Berks Lehigh
and Bucks Counties
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Battles participated in
Antietam
Chancellorsville

Erected 1905 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1862.

Location. 39° 28.866′ N, 77° 44.7′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on Cornfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located between stops three and four of the driving tour of Antietam Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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.

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At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 137th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 27th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 90th Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); 104th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Ricketts' Division, First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson's Command (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Jackson's Command (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.

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Close up of Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

2. Close up of Inscription

128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument. National Park Service page detailing the monument. (Submitted on February 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

3. Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Located on the back of the monument.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 19, 2015

4. 128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 19, 2015

5. 128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument

Half-way Point on the Cornfield Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain

6. Half-way Point on the Cornfield Avenue

On the far left is Duryee's Brigade tablet. On the right facing away from the camera is Lawton's Brigade (CS) tablet. The 104th New York monument is in the middle to the left of the road. In the distance beyond are the 128th and 137th Pennsylvania Regiment monuments.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 19, 2015

7. 128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,359 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on October 22, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on February 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on October 22, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.