On Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the left 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 m1967) HM
On Boonsboro / Shepherdstown Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling west.
U.S.A. Companies G. I. and K., 4th U.S. Infantry. Lieut. C.H. Carlton, Commanding. September 17, 1862. Between 3 and 4 p.m., of the 17th, the 4th U.S. Infantry took position on the right (north) of the Boonsboro Pike, near the Bloody Lane. . . . — — Map (db m7087) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. Reserve Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia, Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton, Commanding. September 16-18, 1862. A portion of the Reserve Artillery took part in the battle of September 16-17; The rest was posted at the fords, in the . . . — — Map (db m7231) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
(Top Plaque): 4th New York Vols. First Scott Life Guard 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division 2nd Corps (Lower Plaque):
Mustered in service May 4, 1861. Participated with the Army of the Potomac in the Battles of South Mountain, Antietam, . . . — — Map (db m7282) WM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. Longstreet's Command. Maj. Gen. James Longstreet, Commanding. September 17, 1862. Early in the day several brigades of this command were sent to the vicinity of the Dunkard Church in support of Jackson's Command. At about 9:15 a.m. . . . — — Map (db m7240) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. Longstreet's Command, Major General James Longstreet, Commanding. (September 14-16, 1862.) Longstreet's command, consisting of D.R. Jones' and Hood's Divisions and Evans' Brigade, with D.H. Hill's Division of Jackson's Command, withdrew . . . — — Map (db m7237) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command, Col. J. B. Walton Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) During the forenoon the Washington Artillery was engaged with the enemy's heavy batteries on the opposite side of Antietam Creek. At 9:15, the . . . — — Map (db m7233) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command, Col J. B. Walton, Commanding. Organization. 1st Company, Washington Artillery, La. 2nd Company, Washington Artillery, La. 3rd Company, Washington Artillery, La. 4th Company, Washington . . . — — Map (db m7232) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command, Brig. Gen. David R. Jones, Commanding. September 17, 1862. The division formed at daylight on the plateau commanding the approaches to the Burnside Bridge. At about noon the enemy made several . . . — — Map (db m7257) HM
On Boonsboro Pike, on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command. Brig. Gen. David R. Jones, Commanding. September 15-16, 1862. This division, composed of the brigades of Toombs, Kempter, Drayton, [J]en[k]ins, Garnett, and George T. Anderson, withdrew from its . . . — — Map (db m7258) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
C.S.A. Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command, Brig. Gen. John B. Hood, Commanding. September 15-16, 1862. Hood's Division withdrew from its position on South Mountain and marched to Sharpsburg during the night of September 14, acting as rear . . . — — Map (db m7242) HM
On Boonsboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling west.
C.S.A. Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command. Brig. Gen. Nathan G. Evans, Commanding. (September 17, 1862.) Evans' Brigade continued in support of the artillery during the morning of the 17th, covering the approaches to Sharpsburg by the . . . — — Map (db m7269) HM