On Dickerson Road (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling west.
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. . . . — — Map (db m4028) HM
On Dickerson Road (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling west.
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m4033) HM
On Comus Road (Maryland Route 95) at Sugarloaf Mountain Road, on the right when traveling west on Comus Road.
You are at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain, where on September 5-6, 1862, Union observers watched the Army of Northern Virginia cross the Potomac River to invade Maryland. A signal station had been established here in the summer of 1861, one in a . . . — — Map (db m245994) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
First Corps Marched from Marsh Run. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg. Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg. Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the Field of Gettysburg. Fifth Corps from Union Mills via . . . — — Map (db m19296) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
First and Second Brigades, First Cavalry Division marched from Westminster and the Reserve Cavalry, First Cavalry Division from Gettysburg en route to Frederick. Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Westminster via Emmitsburg to Monterey. . . . — — Map (db m19298) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton founded the Roman Catholic community of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph's here in 1809 (after 1850, called Daughters of Charity). The sisters played a prominent role during the Civil War as nurses and human service . . . — — Map (db m9483) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 1.7 miles north of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton founded the Roman Catholic community of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph's here in 1809 (in1 1850, merged with the Daughters of Charity). The sisters played a prominent role during the Civil War as nurses and . . . — — Map (db m147294) HM
Near Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right. Reported permanently removed.
President Abraham Lincoln replaced Army of the Potomac commander Gen. Joseph Hooker with Gen. George G. Meade on June 28, 1863, as the army pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Meade placed Gen. John F. Reynolds, I Corps . . . — — Map (db m1546) HM
On West Main Street (Maryland Route 140) at South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
After playing host to native peoples for centuries, Catoctin Mountain has served home to European settlers since the 1730's. Among the first to come to what was considered "the backlands of the province," were descendants of English Catholics who . . . — — Map (db m130244) HM
Near Catocin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), in the median.
After playing host to native peoples for centuries, Catoctin Mountain has served home to European settlers since the 1730’s. Among the first to come to what was considered “the backlands of the province” were descendants of English Catholics who . . . — — Map (db m203969) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
1809 - 1984 Dedicated to Emmitsburg Sisters of Charity The community of Sisters of Charity was founded in this valley on July 31, 1809, by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. The Sisters served the citizens of Emmitsburg and the environs both . . . — — Map (db m9618) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
On the last day of June 1863, Emmitsburg became a Union army supply base. Union Gen. John F. Reynolds, commanding the left wing of the Army of the Potomac (I, III, and XI Corps), arrived as I Corps came into Emmitsburg to obtain needed supplies, . . . — — Map (db m9489) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 1.7 miles north of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
On the last day of June 1863, Emmitsburg became a Union army supply base. Union Gen. John F. Reynolds, commanding the left wing of the Army of the Potomac (I, III and XI Corps), arrived as I Corps came into Emmitsburg to obtain needed supplies, . . . — — Map (db m147296) HM
Near Catoctin Mountain Highway south of North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south.
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert e. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason-Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m217372) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
1808 - 1983 Dedicated to Mount Saint Mary's College Quote from Helmans History of Emmitsburg: "- The great fire occurred June 15th, 1863 it originated in the livery stable of Guthrie & Beam, consuming over fifty buildings in all; the fire . . . — — Map (db m9619) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
About 80,000 Union troops settled here in Saint Joseph's Valley as June 1863 drew to a close, "until the grounds around were actually covered with Soldiers." Emmitsburg was placed under martial law, and the Vincentian priests at Saint Joseph's . . . — — Map (db m9485) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 1.7 miles north of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
About 38,000 Union troops from three corps passed through Saint Joseph's Valley during the five days before the Battle of Gettysburg, until it seemed to the sisters that "the grounds around were actually covered with Soldiers." Emmitsburg was . . . — — Map (db m204242) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) at East Main Street (Maryland Route 140), on the right when traveling north on South Seton Avenue.
Emmitsburg's Town Square has been the center of commercial and social activity since William Emmit laid out the town in 1785 on a grid of lots and divided by a four-way intersection. Originally the site of the town water pump, the Town Square was . . . — — Map (db m147279) HM
On Araby Church Road at Baker Valley Road on Araby Church Road.
This monument was erected by the State Of Vermont to designate the position of the Tenth Vermont Infantry during the battle fought here on the ninth day of July 1864 to save Washington, "and we saved it." Seven companies occupied the Washington . . . — — Map (db m170755) HM
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
Erected by the State of New Jersey to commemorate the heroic services of the 14th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps Army of the Potomac, at the Battle of Monocacy, MD July 9th 1864. ********* The . . . — — Map (db m13301) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m18382) HM
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west.
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. . . . — — Map (db m97907) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m194555) HM
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m236181) HM
Near New Technology Way, 0.1 miles east of Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In June 1864, with Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, Lee developed a bold plan to capture Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early with 15,000 troops to invade . . . — — Map (db m78623) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
In June 1864, with Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, Lee developed a bold plan to capture Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early with 15,000 troops to invade . . . — — Map (db m104162) HM
Near New Technology Way east of Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east.
In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia. Lee saw an opportunity to capture undefended Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. . . . — — Map (db m213591) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia. Lee saw an opportunity to capture undefended Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. . . . — — Map (db m213593) HM
Near Baker Valley Road, 0.6 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the morning of July 9, 1864, John T. Worthington sent his family to safety in the cellar. From an upstairs window he watched Confederate General McCausland lead his cavalry brigade of 1,400 men into an ambush. Concealed behind a fence and waist . . . — — Map (db m89982) HM
On South Market Street at All Saints Street on South Market Street.
At this intersection, President Abraham Lincoln spoke from a railroad car platform to Frederick residents assembled in the street on October 4, 1862. He had just returned from viewing the battlefields of South Mountain and Antietam and had called on . . . — — Map (db m60166) HM
Near Stadium Drive south of South Market Street (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling south.
Up from the meadows rich with corn,
Clear in the cool September morn,
The clustered spires or Frederick stand
Greenwalled by the hills of Maryland
Round about them orchards sweep,
Apple and peach tree fruited deep.
Fair as . . . — — Map (db m213586) HM WM
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west.
As the Confederate army marched through Frederick on September 10, 1862, feisty local Unionists—mostly women—showed their defiance by waving the Stars and Stripes. The poet John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized one of them in “The Ballad of Barbara . . . — — Map (db m2693) HM
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
"Over Barbara Frietchie's grave,
Flag of Freedom and Union, wave!"ť
John Greenleaf Whittier
From the poem, entitled “Barbara Frietchie,”
Atlantic Monthly magazine, October, 1863
Barbara . . . — — Map (db m127719) HM
On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at New Technology Way on Urbana Pike.
About 8 o'clock a dash was made by the enemy under cover of artillery fire, to drive us from out position, hoping to gain the pike, and proceed on their way to Washington. — Private Daniel B. Freeman, Company G, 10th Vermont Infantry . . . — — Map (db m78507) HM
Near West Patrick Street (U.S. 40) at Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
(preface) Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early drove Union Gen. David Hunter into West Virginia after the Battle of Lynchburg, Va., clearing the Shenandoah Valley of Federal forces. To draw Union troops from Petersburg, Early launched a . . . — — Map (db m167015) HM
Near Linden Avenue at West Patrick Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north.
(preface) In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early . . . — — Map (db m232188) HM
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
Here along the Monocacy River on July 9, 1864, was fought the battle between Union forces under General Lew Wallace and Confederate forces under General Jubal A. Early. The battle, although a temporary victory for the Confederates, delayed their . . . — — Map (db m3218) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The John T. Best family was going about its chores of tending cows, hogs, chickens, and fields of wheat, oats, and corn. The Bests were used to working amid soldiers, for Union and Confederate troops had camped here on the South Hermitage farm . . . — — Map (db m194537) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Confederates wearing captured blue uniforms had killed or wounded several Union skirmishers who had been sent across the Monocacy River to hold the Georgetown Turnpike and B&O Railroad bridges "at all hazards."
The two sides traded shots all . . . — — Map (db m194546) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
On July 9, 1864, a wooden covered bridge spanned the Monocacy River where you see the present-day Urbana Pike Bridge. The covered bridge provided easy movement for the Confederates, intent on speeding 15,000 troops with their horses, wagons, and . . . — — Map (db m194547) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
A wagon road crossed Bush Creek at this location connecting the Georgetown Pike with roads to Baltimore. As Federal troops withdrew from the battlefield, they passed Gambrill's Mill and followed this road toward Baltimore, leaving the field to the . . . — — Map (db m194553) HM
On East Church Street at North Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Church Street.
The building in front of you, Kemp Hall, was the capitol of Maryland during the spring and summer of 1861, as the state came perilously close to leaving the Union. Because secession would have placed the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. between the . . . — — Map (db m67247) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Route 355) 0.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling south.
Since the war's onset John T. Best had grown accustomed to seeing Union and Confederate soldiers on his farm, but the morning of July 9, 1864, was different. Shots rang out on the farm and a battle ensued. Confederate artillery moved into the . . . — — Map (db m194539) HM
On Counsil Street, on the right when traveling east.
Connections with the Civil War abound around this Courthouse Square, where the first official act of defiance against the British crown - the 1765 Stamp Act Repudiation - occurred almost a century earlier. In 1857, Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice . . . — — Map (db m2815) HM
Near South Carroll Street north of East All Saints Street, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick County's ties to the American Civil War run deep, so it should come as no surprise that it is part of Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area/National Scenic Byway. . . . — — Map (db m119144) HM
On Baker Valley Road, 0.3 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the morning of July 9, 1864, C. Keefer Thomas hosted two Union officers at his breakfast table, talking about the impeding battle. Later that morning as the battle drew near, the Thomas family, with several houseguests, neighbors, enslaved . . . — — Map (db m89983) HM
Near Interstate 270, on the right when traveling west.
John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized Barbara Fritchie and the town of Frederick in his poem about the elderly Frederick resident who supposedly displayed the Union flag as Southern soldiers marched by on September 10, 1862.
On July 9, 1864, . . . — — Map (db m3290) HM
On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.4 miles north of Araby Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
On July 9, 1907, 43 years after the battle of Monocacy, 180 veterans of the 14th New Jersey Regiment returned to dedicate this monument in honor of their comrades and their sacrifices. Most of the men wore a memorial pin on their lapel, given to . . . — — Map (db m82291) HM
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick County was central to the Civil War military campaigns of 1862, 1863, and 1864, while Frederick City served as a major hospital center for soldiers of both armies. Hundreds of men died here, prompting the need for local Burial. Many . . . — — Map (db m103169) HM
Near South Market Street south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Erected A.D. 1880.
By the Ladies
Monumental Association
of Frederick County
In honor of the soldiers
of the Confederate Army
who fell in the battles of
Antietam, Monocacy, and elsewhere
and are here buried.
Honor To the Brave
. . . — — Map (db m103172) WM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
7:00 a.m, July 9, 1864 Confederate troops under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early streamed through the gaps of South Mountain and the Catoctins and headed south past Frederick. Bound for Washington, D.C., they were stopped here at the Best family farm by . . . — — Map (db m194536) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling west.
After Union General Wallace ordered the covered bridge burned, the railroad bridge became the only route of escape for Lieutenant Davis and his men, who were seperated from the rest of the Union forces by the river. His troops fought bravely all . . . — — Map (db m194549) HM
On Baker Valley Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The Northerners held, then lost, then retook the Thomas house grounds as the fighting ebbed and flowed in the stifling heat. Casualties mounted quickly on both sides. Union Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace could see that his numbers were dwindling and that . . . — — Map (db m194544) HM
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
After skirmishing on July 8 with Confederates west of Frederick, MD, Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace’s 5,800 Union troops—many of them “raw and untried”—took a stand at the Monocacy River. Wallace carefully chose this critical intersection of the river, . . . — — Map (db m3247) HM
On Baker Valley Road, 0.3 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
Come on, Georgians, follow me and we will show these (Confederate) cavalrymen how to fight.
Confederate General Clement Evans (As heard by Private N. Harris, 16th Virginia Cavalry)
After the failed cavalry attacks on Thomas Farm, . . . — — Map (db m194545) HM
On Araby Church Road south of Rickie Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Union troops held the Confederates at bay for most of the day. Around 4:30 p.m. the Union front collapsed and fell back to the Georgetown Pike, where they used the protection of the road bank in their final stand. The Union soldiers fronted . . . — — Map (db m78505) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Distressed that their main escape route had been burned, the stranded Federal skirmishers fought on as they faced periodic Confederate attacks. Late in the afternoon, they gradually fell back towards the Baltimore & Ohio bridge. About 5:00 p.m., . . . — — Map (db m194548) HM
Near South Market Street (Route 355) south of Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling south.
of all the citizens in Frederick's over 275 year history, one is very "notable." Jacob Engelbrecht began keeping a journal in 1819. He wrote about his Frederick neighbors, German heritage, the United States government, and day-to-day happenings . . . — — Map (db m213566) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Mill owner James H. Gambrill used his wits to survive the turmoil. A Southern sympathizer, he sold flour to Northern troops as they set up their line of defense on his land. During the battle he took refuge inside the mill with Samuel S. Thomas and . . . — — Map (db m3262) HM
On South East Street at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling south on South East Street.
(preface)
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early’s corps from Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter’s army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . — — Map (db m75747) HM
On Himes Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m2792) HM
Near Washington National Pike (Interstate 270) 3.6 miles south of Buckeystown Pike (Maryland Route 85), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
This scenic overlook is dedicated to Congressman Byron, a native of Williamsport, Maryland, who represented Maryland's 6th District from 1970 to 1978. He served as Captain with the U.S. Army's Third Armored Division. An avid outdoorsman and marathon . . . — — Map (db m159441) HM
On Monocacy National Park Service Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
So profuse was the flow of blood from the killed and wounded of both sides of these forces that it reddened the stream [on the Thomas Farm] for more than 100 yards below. Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) just north of Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Mount Olivet Cemetery contains the graves of hundreds of Union and Confederate soldiers who fought in the nearby battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg and Monocacy.
Interesting locations include Barbara Fritchie's gravesite, . . . — — Map (db m197998) HM
On Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
In Mount Olivet Cemetery are the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who fought in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Monocacy. Near the graves is the Confederate Monument, and the Memorial to children who fought and died . . . — — Map (db m2733) HM
Near Clarke Place, on the right when traveling west.
1777 Built at direction of Maryland General Assembly
1778-79 Quartered Hessian and Convention prisoners captured at Bennington and Saratoga
1782 Quartered Hessian and Bayreuth Yager Regiments following Cornwallis' surrender
1799 . . . — — Map (db m2739) HM
The limestone barracks in front of you, built in 1778, is among the oldest and most important surviving American military structures in the nation. The barracks consisted of two L-shaped buildings, but only the eastern wing remains today. During the . . . — — Map (db m103369) HM
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west.
In this building, soldiers who died in one of the many area hospitals following the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Monocacy were embalmed and prepared for interment at nearby Mount Olivet Cemetery or for shipment home. James . . . — — Map (db m97908) HM
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west.
In 1826, Jacob Engelbrecht moved to the house across the street near Carroll Creek. He began reporting on the National Road cavalcade that was going by his front door. His priceless diary recorded everything he saw. Travelers he observed included: . . . — — Map (db m2706) HM
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Citizen's Way, on the right when traveling north.
"Even while writing, the pavement is full of soldiers...what war times we live in!!! Would to the Lord, that the Rebellion was brushed out and if possible not a grease spot left."
-Jacob Engelbrecht's Diary
June 29, 1863 — — Map (db m129734) HM
On Church Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Street.
In the year 1861 the legislature of Maryland, called into extraordinary session by Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks, held session in this building owned by the Evangelical Reformed Church (now the Evangelical and Reformed - United Church of Christ). . . . — — Map (db m118973) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling south.
In the late 1700s, a large slave village was constructed just beyond the building in front of you. By 1800, as many as 90 enslaved laborers were housed there, an unusually large number of slaves for this area. The enslaved people were the property . . . — — Map (db m194540) HM
On Himes Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
(Front Face): Took command of the Army of the Potomac Under orders from President Lincoln Seven hundred feet North of this marker June 28, 1863 He pursued the Confederates and at Gettysburg July 1,2,3 Fought the decisive battle of the . . . — — Map (db m2800) HM
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144) at South Market Street, on the right when traveling west on East Patrick Street.
Frederick found itself occupied alternatively by Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War. Citizens who frequented this "Square Corner" of Market and Patrick Streets saw Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia march west from here on . . . — — Map (db m2808) HM
On West Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) west of South Bentz Street, on the left when traveling west.
“I remained in the same position, resting the staff of my flaglet on the railing of the porch, when a soldier stepped up behind me, and with his bayonet cut off my staff close to my hand.… turning about I saw him tear my flag into . . . — — Map (db m107197) HM
Near Baker Valley Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. July 9, 1864 Brig. Gen. John McCausland's cavalry brigade forded the river, dismounted, and advanced up the slope toward the Worthington house. Thinking they would be facing inexperienced militiamen, the Confederates formed . . . — — Map (db m194131) HM
On Himes Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Near this spot, on the grounds of Prospect Hall, Union Gen. George Gordon Meade replaced Gen. Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker as commander of the Army of the Potomac on Sunday, June 28, 1863. Meade took command reluctantly because he was concerned . . . — — Map (db m2775) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling north.
Monocacy Battlefield has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m41692) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Here on farmlands bordering the Monocacy River, the fate of the nation’s capital was decided July 9, 1864, when Union troops confronted Confederate soldiers marching toward Washington. Though the Confederates won this battle on Northern soil, they . . . — — Map (db m41915) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The Battle that Saved Washington In the summer of 1864, Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early launched a campaign down the Shenandoah Valley with a corps of approximately 15,000 troops. The campaign was a last attempt to carry the war to . . . — — Map (db m41916) HM
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
On July 9, 1864, at 2:00 a.m., the last train of Union reinforcements pulled into Monocacy Junction just hours before the battle. The addition of 3,400 veterans increased Wallace's total to 6,600 men. While Wallace was successful in delaying the . . . — — Map (db m76713) HM
On North Market Street (Maryland Route 355) just south of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
On June 28, 1863, Union Gen. John F. Reynolds rode into Frederick to visit his cousin Catherine Reynolds Cramer and her sisters near the intersection of North Market and Second Streets. She would have much to write the rest of her family on July 1 . . . — — Map (db m146084) HM
On North Market Street (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
On June 28, 1863, Gen. John F. Reynolds rode into Frederick to visit his cousin Catherine Reynolds Cramer and her sisters near the intersection of North Market and Second Streets. She would have much to write the rest of her family on July 1 about . . . — — Map (db m203920) HM
Near Patrick Street, on the right when traveling east.
“Figuratively speaking, this city is one vast hospital, and yet hundreds of poor fellows continue to arrive who have their wounds attended to, and away they go, uncomplaining.”
— Philadephia Inquirer September 25, 1862 — — Map (db m97817) HM
On Record Street, on the right when traveling south.
In this house President Abraham Lincoln October 4, 1862 visited General George L. Hartsuff Wounded In the Battle of Antietam Placed by Frederick Chapter DAR & Cdr. & Mrs. D.M. Page, USN 1975 — — Map (db m2818) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling west.
At about 5:00 p.m. on July 9, 1864, the Confederates stormed the Union line on the Georgetown Pike. Union General Wallace ordered the withdrawal and chaos soon followed. With Confederates in hot pursuit, Union troops fled past Gambrill Mill, then . . . — — Map (db m82118) HM
On Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15) at Willow Road, on the right when traveling north on Catoctin Mountain Highway.
It was here that George Armstrong Custer was first introduced as a general to the troops he would command. The first order signed by Gen. George G. Meade as the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac on June 28, 1863 promoted three . . . — — Map (db m1539) HM
Near North Market Street (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
You are on the grounds of Rose Hill Manor, the final home of Maryland's first governor, Thomas Johnson. During its stay near Frederick, the Army of the Potomac's large Artillery Reserve occupied these grounds. Created after the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m2803) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling north.
On October 1, 1863, nine months after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton advised Lincoln that it was a "military necessity in the State of Maryland… for enlisting all persons capable of bearing arms… . . . — — Map (db m76714) HM
On Araby Church Road north of Baker Valley Road, on the left when traveling south.
Erected by the Commonwealth of Penna. in commemoration of the bravery, sacrifices and patrioitsm of the 67th, 87th and 138th Regiments that fought on this battlefield July 8, 1864.
Commissioners
Wm. H. Lanius, Capt. Co. I 87th,
Robert F. . . . — — Map (db m170727) HM
Near Interstate 270, on the right when traveling west.
The Battle of Monocacy took place on July 9, 1864, in the valley before you. The battle pitted North against South, and Washington, D.C., was the prize. Richmond and Petersburg were endangered, but the Southern leader, General Robert E. Lee had . . . — — Map (db m3292) HM
Near North Court Street at West Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
At the dedication of the Roger Brooke Taney Bust in Frederick on September 26, 1931, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes concluded that “it is unfortunate that the estimate of Chief Justice Taney’s judicial labors should have been so largely . . . — — Map (db m103772) HM
The long history of Frederick Town Barracks records in timber and stone the successful transition from sword to plowshare, from bullets to books.
Funded by the Maryland Legislature in 1777, the Frederick Barracks soon entered service during the . . . — — Map (db m103372) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
After crossing the Potomac River early in September 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee reorganized the Army of Northern Virginia into three separate wings. On September 9, he promulgated his campaign strategy - to divide his army, send Gen. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m18381) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling south.
After crossing the Potomac River early in September 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee reorganized the Army of Northern Virginia into three separate wings. On September 9, he promulgated his campaign strategy from his camp here. The strategy—to . . . — — Map (db m194556) HM
On East 6th Street at Chapel Alley, on the right when traveling west on East 6th Street.
For nearly a century, many of Frederick's African American residents were laid to rest here in the Laboring Sons Cemetery. As the name implies, they repaired the shoes, painted the houses, cleaned the stables, nursed the sick, and performed . . . — — Map (db m110801) HM
On Baker Valley Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The Battle of Monocacy changed from a stalemate to a rout as the final lines of Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon's three Confederate brigades swept down Brooks Hill onto the fields of Thomas farm. Both sides traded blistering gunfire around the Thomas . . . — — Map (db m89985) HM
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