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

Lutheran Cemetery

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.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Maryland, Washington County Historical Advisory Committee marker series.

Location. 39° 27.547′ N, 77° 44.707′ W. Marker is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Slave Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command (about 700 feet away); Longstreet's Command (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Longstreet's Command

By Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

2. Lutheran Cemetery Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Longstreet's Command (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.

Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches, Etc. •

Confederate Signal Station image. Click for full size.

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.

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.

By Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

5. Lutheran Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,033 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.