Near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Union Line of Battle
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
1. Union Line of Battle Marker
Union Line of Battle
Meade's Division.
First Army Corps.
Pennsylvania Reserves.
Evening of September 16, 1862.
Erected by Antietam Battlefield Board. (Marker Number A.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 1862.
Location. 39° 29.315′ N, 77° 45.043′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Mansfield Avenue and Dunker Church Road / Old Hagerstown Pike, on the left when traveling east on Mansfield Avenue. 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 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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Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps. (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Patrick's Brigade (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 First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); The 7th Indiana Infantry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 7th Regiment Pennsylvania (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clara Barton (approx. 0.2 miles away); "God has indeed remembered us" (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.
More about this marker. One of several positional tablets in the series which are lettered, instead of numbered.
Also see . . .
1. Antietam Battlefield. National Park Service site. (Submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. 3rd Division, I Corps.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
2. Union Line of Battle Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
3. 3rd Division Bivouac
The evening before the battle, Meade's division of I Corps moved into the North Woods near this point. Two brigades of the division were stationed roughly along the line of the modern Mansfield Avenue when the battle began on the morning of September 17.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
4. Union Line of Battle Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,048 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
