Dickerson in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1862 Antietam Campaign
Lee Invades Maryland
Photographed By Grace Corpuz Miller, August 9, 2014
1. Lee Invades Maryland Marker
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac pursued Lee who had detached Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s force to capture the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry. After the Federals pushed the remaining Confederates out of the South Mountain gaps, Lee awaited Jackson’s return near Sharpsburg and Antietam Creek.
On September 17, at the Battle of Antietam, the two armies clashed in the bloodiest single day in American history and suffered some 23,000 casualties. Lee soon retreated across the Potomac, ending his first invasion of the north.
Follow in the footsteps of Gens. Lee and McClellan along Maryland Civil War Trails’ Antietam Campaign: Lee Invades Maryland, a 90 mile tour route that allows you to explore the stories of triumph and tragedy at more than 60 Civil War sites. Please travel carefully as you enjoy the beauty and history along the trail.
Illustration captions on marker:
“Gen. Robert E. Lee” [photo, upper middle]
“Gen. George B. McClellan” [photo, center middle]
“The Confederate army crosses the Potomac River into Maryland” [engraving,
this page online
“Franklin's Corps storming Crampton’s Gap on South Mountain” [engraving, lower middle]
“1862 Antietam Campaign – Lee Invades Maryland” [map of Confederate movements in the Maryland counties of Montgomery, Frederick and Washington]
Erected 2014 by Maryland Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1910.
Location. 39° 14.892′ N, 77° 21′ W. Marker is in Dickerson, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Old Hundred Road (Maryland Route 109) and Comus Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the northwest corner of the Historic Comus Inn's northern parking lot - west of Old Hundred Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23900 Old Hundred Rd, Dickerson MD 20842, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mount Ephraim Crossroads (here, next to this marker); Comus Inn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sugarloaf Mountain (approx. 2.3 miles away); Sugar Loaf Mountain (approx. 2.4 miles away); Barnesville
Photographed By Richard E. Miller
2. "1862 Antietam Campaign" Marker with the "Mt. Ephraim Crossroads" Marker
Also see . . . The Comus Inn. Maryland Department of Tourism website entry (Submitted on March 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. Antietam Campaign; "The Historic Comus Inn"; the Johnson-Wolfe Farm (Comus Inn); Sugarloaf Mountain.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller
3. The Historic Comus Inn
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 9, 2014
4. National Register of Historic Places: The Historic Comus Inn:
is listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior"
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 3, 2014
5. Sugarloaf Mountain in the background - view northward from the patio behind the Historic Comus Inn
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on August 14, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5. submitted on September 8, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
