On Dunker Church Road / Old Hagerstown Pike at Mondell Road, on the right when traveling north on Dunker Church Road / Old Hagerstown Pike.
U.S.A. Patrick's Brigade, First Army Corps. On the night of September 16, 1862, Patrick's Brigade of Doubleday's Division bivouacked in line of battle on the east side of this road, facing west. This tablet marks the left of the brigade line, . . . — — Map (db m5826) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
36th Regiment in line, 2nd Brigade. 3rd Division, 1st Corps. Organized June 26, 1861. Mustered out June 16, 1864. The regiment arrived on the field on the afternoon of September 16, 1862. Formed at this point on the morning of the 17th. Advanced . . . — — Map (db m5900) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
During the Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862 Clara Barton brought supplies and nursing aid to the wounded on this battlefield. The act of love and mercy led to the birth of the present American National Red Cross
Additional . . . — — Map (db m141486) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
At a farmhouse and barn not far from here, Clara Barton labored without sleep for three days, comforting the wounded of the Battle of Antietam with water, food, and medical supplies. Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, began her . . . — — Map (db m5902) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
"I have been permitted to stand by your loved ones when the trial hour came..." For some, service to their country ended with the Civil War. For Clara Barton, this was the beginning. Barton, a forty year old teacher, patent clerk and . . . — — Map (db m20671) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Dawn was at 5:43 a.m. By 6 a.m. Southern defenders could see the Union's First Corps: "In apparent double battle lines, the Federals were moving toward us at charge bayonets, common time, and the sunbeams falling on their well polished guns . . . — — Map (db m5903) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Pvt. William Goodhue, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry The night before the battle, the Union First and Twelfth Corps crossed Antietam Creek and marched onto the farm fields just behind you. It was the First Corps, commanded by Gen. Joseph Hooker, . . . — — Map (db m20672) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
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On the night of September 16, 1862, three regiments of Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division bivouacked in the North Woods, a few feet south of this point in support Seymour's skirmishers; one regiment was in second line, in the open . . . — — Map (db m5905) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
32nd Reg. Penna. Vol. Inf. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps. Arriving on the field on the afternoon of September 16th, Lieut. Col. John Clark, com'd'g. the regiment immediately deployed eight companies as skirmishers. When the 2nd Brigade . . . — — Map (db m5912) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
U.S.A. Meade's Division, First Army Corps, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Commanding, September 16, 1862. Meade's Division crossed the Antietam at the Sumner Bridge at 2 p.m. Sept. 16, and moved in a westerly direction toward the position of the . . . — — Map (db m5913) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
U.S.A. Meade's Division, First Army Corps, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Commanding. September 17, 1862. Meade's Division formed at about 6:30 a.m. in the following order: Seymour's Brigade on the left and in advance, Magilton's and Anderson's . . . — — Map (db m5915) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
U.S.A. First Army Corps. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, Commanding. September 16, 1862. The First Army Corps moved from its bivouac near Keedysville at 2 p.m. on Sept 16. Doubleday's Division crossed the Antietam at Pry's Ford; Rickett's and Meade's . . . — — Map (db m5918) HM
On Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
(At the base of the front):
37th Regiment of the Line
(Inscription on the Back): 8th Pa. Reserve Vol. Inf. Major Silas M. Baily. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Div., 1st Corps. Advanced about 800 yards south and became engaged with . . . — — Map (db m5919) HM