Unionville in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Soldiers

Photographed by F. Robby, January 9, 2005

1. Union Soldiers Marker

Inscription. Buried here, ex-slaves and free Blacks who fought for the Union in the Civil War:
John Blackwell; Ennels Clayton; Isaac Copper; John Copper; Benjamin Demby; Charles Demby; William Doane; William Doran; Harace Gibson; Zachary Glasgow; Joseph Gooby; Joseph H. Johnson; Peter Johnson; Edward Jones; Enolds Money; Frederick Pipes; Henry Roberts; Matthew Roberts

Erected 1998 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list.

Location. 38° 48.545′ N, 76° 8.397′ W. Memorial is in Unionville, Maryland, in Talbot County. It is on Unionville Road (Maryland Route 370) 0.3 miles south of Tunis Mills Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the St. Stephens AME Church. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Easton MD 21601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the

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Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unionville (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Union Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Unionville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of “The Rest” (approx. 1½ miles away); Betty’s Cove Meetinghouse (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fausley (approx. 3.1 miles away); The “Mannour of Ratcliffe” (approx. 3.2 miles away); William Penn (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Unionville.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. A marker with a nearly identical inscription stands in

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

2. Union Soldiers Marker

In the St. Stephens AME Church Cemetery.

the church graveyard.

Saint Stephens AME Church and Graveyad image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, January 9, 2005

3. Saint Stephens AME Church and Graveyad

Graves of Ex-Slaves and Free Blacks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, January 9, 2005

4. Graves of Ex-Slaves and Free Blacks

John Blackwell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

5. John Blackwell

Company B, 7th United States Colored Infantry

Matthew Roberts image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

6. Matthew Roberts

Company K, 4th United States Colored Infantry

Harry M. Dobson<br>Maryland<br>SGT. 811 Pioneer Infantry <br>Feb. 8. 1891 - January 23, 1944. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

7. Harry M. Dobson
Maryland
SGT. 811 Pioneer Infantry
Feb. 8. 1891 - January 23, 1944.

Black veterans of other wars are also buried in this cemetery. The enlisted men of 811th Pioneer Infantry were all African American. They were sent overseas in 1918 and returned to the US in 1919 to be demobilized at Camp Dix New Jersey.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,264 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on June 4, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 4, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.