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

Lutheran Cemetery

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

1. Lutheran Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In March of 1768, Colonel Joseph Chapline executed a deed to the Mount Cavalry Lutheran Church Vestrymen for a church and burial ground at this site. The cost was to be one peppercorn yearly. This graveyard is the oldest in the town of Sharpsburg. Some headstones date to 1774.

Erected by Washington County Historical Advisory Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Washington County Historical Advisory Committee series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1768.

Location. 39° 27.547′ N, 77° 44.707′ W. Marker is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east. 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.

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1862 Lutheran Church Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Collateral Damage (within shouting distance of this marker); Canals and Turnpikes Fuel Economic Growth (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sharpsburg and the Battle (about 300 feet away); Returning Veterans and Remembrance (about 400 feet away); Sharpburg's Architecture and Prominent Residents (about 400 feet away); Kretzer Homestead (about 600 feet away); Mark A. Smith Memorial Park (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

2. Lutheran Cemetery Marker

Confederate Signal Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

3. Confederate Signal Station

A wooden sign in the cemetery points out the 1862 Lutheran Church site. Used as a signal station by Lee. Was also a Union Hospital.

The Lutheran Church Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

4. The Lutheran Church Site

The Church stood near this iron enclosure. During the Battle of Antietam, the grounds were used by the Confederates both as a staging ground and signal station.

Lutheran Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

5. Lutheran Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.