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Lost Special Orders 191 markers
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 11, 2020
Three Maryland Civil War Trails Markers in the Inn's Parking Lot
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1 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Middletown — Battle at South Mountain — A Natural Barrier — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Washington Monument Road, on the right when traveling east on Old National Pike.
The Battle of South Mountain erupted on September 14, 1862, when elements of the Union army tried to drive the Confederate rear guard from Crampton’s, Fox’s, and Turner’s Gaps and break through to the western side of the mountain to attack . . . — — Map (db m1519) HM
2 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Frederick, Araby View — Headquarters of Generals Robert E. Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson and Longstreet — Sept. 6-9, 1862 —
On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at New Technology Way, on the right when traveling east on Urbana Pike.
Here was written the famous Lost Order No. 191 and the proclamation to the people of Maryland. — — Map (db m155658) HM
3 ► Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — The Lost Orders —
On Reno Monument Road at the Appalachian Trail, on the left when traveling west on Reno Monument Road.
No other document of the Civil War has generated so much controversy as Lee's Special Orders No. 191. These “Lost Orders” detailed the movements of Lee's army for the operation against Harpers Ferry. On September 9 Lee sent copies of the order to . . . — — Map (db m2042) HM
4 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Middletown — The Maryland Campaign of 1862 / The Lost Orders —
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) near Washington Monument Road, on the right when traveling west.
On September 4, 1862, General Robert E. Lee, hoping to shorten the war by winning a decisive victory on Northern soil, crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Lee planned to draw the Army of the Potomac through South Mountain into Pennsylvania and . . . — — Map (db m2040) HM
5 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Burkittsville — Maryland Campaign of 1862 / The Lost Orders —
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Road.
(Left Side) On September 4, 1862, General Robert E. Lee, hoping to shorten the war by winning a decisive victory on Northern soil, crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Lee planned to draw the Army of the Potomac through South Mountain into . . . — — Map (db m2039) HM
6 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Frederick, Araby View — The Lost Order — Shrouded in a Cloak of Mystery — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
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
7 ► Indiana, Bartholomew County, Hartsville — 03.1992.1 — Private Barton W. Mitchell —
On E. Harrison St (State Road 46) at N. Washington St, on the right when traveling west on E. Harrison St.
Mitchell, Co. F, 27th Indiana Volunteers, is buried in Hartsville Baptist Cemetery. He found Confederate General Lee's "Lost" Special Orders No. 191 near Frederick, MD, September 13, 1862. Union General McClellan then engaged Lee at the Battle . . . — — Map (db m63806) HM
 
 
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