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

Maryland State Monument

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

1. Maryland State Monument Marker

Inscription.

Maryland State Monument. . Baltimore Light Artillery, C.S.A. Organized at Richmond, Va. August 17, 1861 Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry; Winchester; Front Royal; Cross Keys; Port Republic; Woodstock; Gaines' Mills; Malvern Hill; Bristoe Station; Cunningham's Ford; Groveton; Rappahannock; Second Manassas; Antietam; Yellow Tavern; Carlisle; Gettysburg; Culpepper C.H.; Mine Run; Brandy Station; Chambersburg; Leestown; Frederick; Old Town; Waynesboro; Maurytown. Officers Captain John B. Brockenbrough Captain William G. Griffin Lieut. William B. Beam Lieut. John McNulty Lieut. James T. Wilhelm Lieut. John W. Goodman , Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Pikesville, Maryland, October 1861 Mustered out October 24, 1864. Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry, Catlett's Station; Chantilly; South Mountain; Antietam; Harpers Ferry, July 27, 1863; Shady Grove; Bethesda Church; Cold Harbor; Petersburg, June 18, 1864; Siege of Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Popular Grove Church; Chapel House; Peeble's Farm. Field Officers Colonel William H. Purnell Colonel William J. Leonard Colonel Samuel A. Graham Lieut. Col. John G. Johannes Lieut. Col. Benjamin L. Simpson Major William J. Taylor Major William T. Fulton Major Robert G. King, "Wolcott's" Battery "A" 8 Guns, First Maryland Light Artillery, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, and Pikesville, Md., Aug. 1861. Re-enlisted and Veteranized Jan. 1, 1864 Mustered out March 11, 1865. Battles engaged in: Seven Days Fighting Before Richmond; Deep Bottom; Second Bull Run; Crampton's Gap; Antietam; Frederickburg; Marye's Heights; Salem Heights; Gettsyburg. Officers Captain John W. Wolcott Captain James H. Rigby 1st Lieut. Thomas Binyon 1st Lieut. Lowell A. Chamberlain 2nd Lieut. Edgar G. Taylor 2nd Lieut. Frank I. Witcher 2nd Lieut. Augustine McIntire 2nd Lieut. John F. Daneker, Fifth Regiment Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, MD September 12, 1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized January 1, 1864, mustered out September 1, 1865. Battles engaged in: Antietam; Charlestown, Va.; Winchester, Va.; June 13, 14, 15,1863; Stephenson's Depot; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Fort Harrison; Siege of Richmond, 1864; Fair Oaks, October 27, 1864; Occupation of Richmond, April 3, 1865. Field Officers Colonel William Louis Schley Colonel William W. Bamberger Lieut. Col. John G. Holland Lieut. Col. Charles A. Holton Lieut. Col. Salome Marsh Lieut. Col. Stephen P. Heath Major Leopold Blumenburg Major William H. Irving Major Henry G. Graham, First Maryland (Dement's) Battery C.S.A. Organized at Fredericksburg, Va. July 1861. Battles engaged in: Mechanicsville; Gaines Mills; Malvern Hill; Groveton; Manassas; Harpers Ferry; Antietam; Fredericksburg, December, 1862, Mar. 1863; Gettysburg; Locust Grove; Payne's Farm; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Appomattox. Officers Captin R. Snowden Andrews Captain William F. Dement Lieutenant John Gale Lieutenant Hill, Third Regiment Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, Md., June, 1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized February 1, 1864 Mustered out July 31, 1865. Battles engaged in: Cedar Mountain; Antietam; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; North Anna; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Poplar Springs Church; Assault on Petersburg, April 3, 1865. Field Officers Colonel John C. McConnell. Colonel David R. DeWitt. Colonel Joseph M. Sudsburg. Lieut. Col. Gilbert R. Robinson. Major William B. Kennedy. Major Samuel Kramer, Battery B. (Snow's) First Maryland Light Artillery, U.S.A. Organized at Port Deposit, Maryland, August 30, 1861. re-enlisted and Veteranized January 1, 1864. Mustered out July 3, 1865 Battles engaged in: New Bridge; Seven Days Fighting Before Richmond, 1862; Antietam; Fredericksburg; December, 1862, May 1863; New Market; Piedmond; Lynchburg; Salem, Va.; Hanging Rock Gap Officers Captain Alonzo Snow Captain Lucius A. Gerry 1st Lieut. Theodore J. Vanneman 1st Lieut. James H. Kidd 2nd Lieut. John M. Bullock 2nd Lieut. Leonard S. Parker 2nd lieut. William Taylor 2nd Lieut. Enos T. Hall, Second Regiment Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, Md., June 1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized January 1, 1864 Mustered out July 25, 1865. Battled engaged in: Groveton; Bull Run; Chantilly; South Mountain; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Blue Springs; Campbell's Station; Siege of Knoxville; Spotsylvania; Totopotomoy; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Siege of Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Poplar Springs Church; Hatcher's Run; Assault of Petersburg. Commanding and Field Officers Colonel John Sommers, Oct. 8, 1861 to April 21, 1862 , Brevet Brig. Gen. J. Eugene Duryee to September 22, 1862 Colonel Thomas B. Allard to January 19, 1864. Lieut. Colonel Henry Howard, to July 30, 1864 Brevet Colonel Benjamin F. Taylor, To July 25, 1865 Major David P. DeWitt. Major Andrew B. Brunner. Major James H. Wilson, Antietam Battlefield Commission of Maryland Benjamin F. Taylor, Second Maryland Infanty, U.S.A. Joseph M. Sudsburg, Third Maryland Inafantry, U.S.A. George R. Graham, Fifth Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. William Gibson, Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. William H. Parker, Battery "A" First Md. Light Artillery, U.S.A. Theodore J. Vanneman, Battery "B" First Md. Light Artillery, U.S.A. Henry Kyd Douglas, Staff Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, C.S.A. Osmun Latrobe, Staff Gen. James Longstreet, C.S.A. William F. Dement, First Maryland Battery, C.S.A. Lloyd Lowndes, Governor of Maryland, Erected by the State of Maryland to her Sons, Who on this field offered their lives in maintenance of their Principles.

Baltimore
Light Artillery, C.S.A.
Organized at Richmond, Va.
August 17, 1861
Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry; Winchester; Front Royal; Cross Keys; Port Republic; Woodstock; Gaines' Mills; Malvern Hill; Bristoe Station; Cunningham's Ford; Groveton; Rappahannock; Second Manassas; Antietam; Yellow Tavern; Carlisle; Gettysburg; Culpepper C.H.; Mine Run; Brandy Station; Chambersburg; Leestown; Frederick; Old Town; Waynesboro; Maurytown.
Officers
Captain John B. Brockenbrough
Captain William G. Griffin
Lieut. William B. Beam
Lieut. John McNulty
Lieut. James T. Wilhelm
Lieut. John W. Goodman

Purnell Legion, Maryland
Infantry, U.S.A.
Organized at Pikesville,
Maryland, October 1861
Mustered out October 24, 1864.
Battles engaged in: Harpers Ferry, Catlett's Station; Chantilly; South Mountain; Antietam; Harpers Ferry, July 27, 1863; Shady Grove; Bethesda Church; Cold Harbor; Petersburg, June 18, 1864; Siege of Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Popular Grove Church; Chapel House; Peeble's Farm.
Field Officers
Colonel William H. Purnell
Colonel William J. Leonard
Colonel Samuel A. Graham
Lieut. Col. John G. Johannes
Lieut. Col. Benjamin L. Simpson
Major William J. Taylor
Major William T. Fulton
Major Robert G. King

"Wolcott's"
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Battery "A"
8 Guns, First Maryland
Light Artillery, U.S.A.
Organized at Baltimore, and
Pikesville, Md., Aug. 1861.
Re-enlisted and Veteranized
Jan. 1, 1864 Mustered
out March 11, 1865.
Battles engaged in: Seven Days Fighting Before Richmond; Deep Bottom; Second Bull Run; Crampton's Gap; Antietam; Frederickburg; Marye's Heights; Salem Heights; Gettsyburg.
Officers
Captain John W. Wolcott
Captain James H. Rigby
1st Lieut. Thomas Binyon
1st Lieut. Lowell A. Chamberlain
2nd Lieut. Edgar G. Taylor
2nd Lieut. Frank I. Witcher
2nd Lieut. Augustine McIntire
2nd Lieut. John F. Daneker

Fifth Regiment Maryland
Infantry, U.S.A.
Organized at Baltimore, MD
September 12, 1861
Re-enlisted and Veteranized
January 1, 1864, mustered out
September 1, 1865.
Battles engaged in: Antietam; Charlestown, Va.; Winchester, Va.; June 13, 14, 15,1863; Stephenson's Depot; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Fort Harrison; Siege of Richmond, 1864; Fair Oaks, October 27, 1864; Occupation of Richmond, April 3, 1865.
Field Officers
Colonel William Louis Schley
Colonel William W. Bamberger
Lieut. Col. John G. Holland
Lieut. Col. Charles A. Holton
Lieut. Col. Salome Marsh
Lieut. Col. Stephen P. Heath
Major Leopold Blumenburg
Major William H. Irving
Major Henry G. Graham

First Maryland
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

2. Baltimore Light Artillery, C.S.A. and Purnell Legion, U.S.A.
(Dement's)
Battery C.S.A.
Organized at Fredericksburg,
Va. July 1861.
Battles engaged in:
Mechanicsville; Gaines Mills; Malvern Hill; Groveton; Manassas; Harpers Ferry; Antietam; Fredericksburg, December, 1862, Mar. 1863; Gettysburg; Locust Grove; Payne's Farm; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Appomattox.
Officers
Captin R. Snowden Andrews
Captain William F. Dement
Lieutenant John Gale
Lieutenant Hill

Third Regiment Maryland
Infantry, U.S.A.
Organized at Baltimore, Md., June,
1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized
February 1, 1864 Mustered out
July 31, 1865.
Battles engaged in: Cedar Mountain; Antietam; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; North Anna; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Poplar Springs Church; Assault on Petersburg, April 3, 1865.
Field Officers
Colonel John C. McConnell.
Colonel David R. DeWitt.
Colonel Joseph M. Sudsburg.
Lieut. Col. Gilbert R. Robinson.
Major William B. Kennedy.
Major Samuel Kramer

Battery B. (Snow's)
First Maryland Light
Artillery, U.S.A.
Organized at Port Deposit,
Maryland, August 30, 1861.
re-enlisted and Veteranized
January 1, 1864.
Mustered out July 3, 1865
Battles engaged in: New Bridge; Seven Days Fighting Before Richmond, 1862; Antietam; Fredericksburg; December, 1862, May 1863; New Market; Piedmond;

Wolcott's Battery and Fifth Maryland Regiment, U.S.A. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

3. Wolcott's Battery and Fifth Maryland Regiment, U.S.A.

Lynchburg; Salem, Va.; Hanging Rock Gap
Officers
Captain Alonzo Snow
Captain Lucius A. Gerry
1st Lieut. Theodore J. Vanneman
1st Lieut. James H. Kidd
2nd Lieut. John M. Bullock
2nd Lieut. Leonard S. Parker
2nd lieut. William Taylor
2nd Lieut. Enos T. Hall

Second Regiment Maryland
Infantry, U.S.A.
Organized at Baltimore, Md., June
1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized
January 1, 1864 Mustered out
July 25, 1865.
Battled engaged in: Groveton; Bull Run; Chantilly; South Mountain; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Blue Springs; Campbell's Station; Siege of Knoxville; Spotsylvania; Totopotomoy; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Siege of Petersburg; Weldon Railroad; Poplar Springs Church; Hatcher's Run; Assault of Petersburg.
Commanding & Field Officers
Colonel John Sommers, Oct. 8, 1861
to April 21, 1862 ,
Brevet Brig. Gen. J. Eugene Duryee
to September 22, 1862
Colonel Thomas B. Allard
to January 19, 1864.
Lieut. Colonel Henry Howard,
to July 30, 1864
Brevet Colonel Benjamin F. Taylor,
To July 25, 1865
Major David P. DeWitt.
Major Andrew B. Brunner.
Major James H. Wilson

Antietam
Battlefield Commission of Maryland
Benjamin F. Taylor, Second Maryland Infanty, U.S.A.
Joseph M. Sudsburg, Third Maryland Inafantry, U.S.A.
George R. Graham, Fifth Maryland Infantry, U.S.A.
William

Dement's Battery and Third Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008

4. Dement's Battery and Third Maryland Infantry, U.S.A.

Gibson, Purnell Legion, Maryland Infantry, U.S.A.
William H. Parker, Battery "A" First Md. Light Artillery, U.S.A.
Theodore J. Vanneman, Battery "B" First Md. Light Artillery, U.S.A.
Henry Kyd Douglas, Staff Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, C.S.A.
Osmun Latrobe, Staff Gen. James Longstreet, C.S.A.
William F. Dement, First Maryland Battery, C.S.A.
Lloyd Lowndes, Governor of Maryland

Erected by
the State of Maryland
to her Sons,
Who on this field offered
their lives in maintenance
of their Principles

Erected 1900 by State of Maryland.

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

Location. 39° 28.56′ N, 77° 44.763′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Smoketown Road and Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling east on Smoketown Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 59th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Dunkard Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Twelfth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Army Corps (within shouting distance of this

Snow's Battery and Second Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. image. Click for full size.

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5. Snow's Battery and Second Maryland Infantry, U.S.A.

marker); a different marker also named Twelfth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Greene's Division, Twelfth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Longstreet's Command (within shouting distance of this marker); Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Maryland Units at Antietam

Also see . . . Maryland State Monument. National Park Service page detailing the monument. (Submitted on March 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Charge of Second Maryland at Burnside Bridge image. Click for full size.

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6. Charge of Second Maryland at Burnside Bridge

"Walcott's" First Maryland Battery, U.S.A. at Antietam image. Click for full size.

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7. "Walcott's" First Maryland Battery, U.S.A. at Antietam

Fifth Maryland Closing in upon Roulette's Barns and House image. Click for full size.

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8. Fifth Maryland Closing in upon Roulette's Barns and House

Brockenborough's Maryland Battery, C.S.A. Repelling a Charge at Antietam image. Click for full size.

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9. Brockenborough's Maryland Battery, C.S.A. Repelling a Charge at Antietam

Maryland State Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015

10. Maryland State Monument

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015

11. Maryland State Monument

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015

12. Maryland State Monument

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015

13. Maryland State Monument

Dunker Church Tablet next to the Monument image. Click for full size.

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14. Dunker Church Tablet next to the Monument

"Let us here today, in the spirit of the Brethren who built it more than a century ago, rededicate this building to the advancement of peace among nations ..... to the brotherhood of all mankind." from address delivered by J. Millard Tawes, Governor of Maryland, September 2, 1862. Reconstruction of the historic Dunkard Church was made possible in 1961 by a special appropriation of funds by the State of Maryland.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2008. This page has been viewed 2,007 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on September 18, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on October 16, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 14. submitted on March 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.