Thomas Swearingen began operating in 1755 a ferry where Rumsey Bridge now crosses the Potomac. It was about half a mile upstream from Pack Horse Ford. During the Revolution the Ford and Ferry served the Continental Army; British and German prisoners . . . — — Map (db m1954) HM
Also known as Botelers, Pack Horse and Shepherdstown Ford. Stonewall Jacksons command crossed here en route from Harpers Ferry to Sharpsburg. Here the entire Army of Northern Virginia withdrew into Virginia, Sept. 1819, 1862, following the . . . — — Map (db m1953) HM
Early settlers crossed the Potomac here. “Stonewall” Jackson and A.P. Hill used this ford on the way to Battle of Antietam. Here Lees army crossed after the battle, with the Corn Exchange Regiment, other Federals in pursuit. — — Map (db m62778) HM
