Near Princess Anne in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gen. Arnold Elzey C.S.A.
1816-1871
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
1. Gen. Arnold Elzey C.S.A. Marker
Erected 1964 by Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1814.
Location. 38° 10.356′ N, 75° 47.844′ W. Marker is near Princess Anne, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Oriole Road (Maryland Route 627) and Locust Point Road, on the left when traveling west on Oriole Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Princess Anne MD 21853, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Bloomsbury" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Col. George Gale (approx. 4.2 miles away); Saint Stephen's Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Manonoakin Indian Town (approx. 5.6 miles away); Henry's Beach (approx. 5.6 miles away); Beach to Bay Indian Trail (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. First Site of Washington Academy (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
2. Gen. Arnold Elzey C.S.A. Marker
Library of Congress
3. Maj. Gen. Arnold Elzey, C.S.A.
His name was originally Arnold Elzey Jones, but he dropped the last name shortly after his graduation at the U. S. military academy in 1837. —Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography 1888, Vol. 2, Page 340.
Portrait from The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army by William Worthington Goldsborough, 1869.
Portrait from The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army by William Worthington Goldsborough, 1869.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 17, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
