Historical Markers and War Memorials in Smithsburg, Maryland
Hagerstown is the county seat for Washington County
Smithsburg is in Washington County
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After capturing Confederate wagons and over 1300 prisoners at [unreadable] Pass. Past Union Cavalry under General Judson Kilpatrick moved to Smithsburg on the morning of July 5. After burning the wagons on the outskirts of town, Kilpatrick deployed . . . — — Map (db m131814) HM
On the afternoon of July 5th, 1863, Federal cavalry defended Smithsburg from attack by General J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry, as the rebel retreat from Gettysburg began. At dark, U.S. General Judson Kilpatrick’s cavalry withdrew to Boonsboro, . . . — — Map (db m1997) HM
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 m1999) HM
Memorial to World War II
Korea and Vietnam Veterans
of Smithsburg and Community
World War II
Edward W Baker
Llewellyn Eyler
Jesse Garrison
Samuel J. Geiser, Jr.
Leonard N. Gish
Allen S. Hartman
Arthur J. Hessong
Robert . . . — — Map (db m131813) WM
Memorial to World War One
Veterans of Smithsburg
and Community
Paul Anders
Jacob Brenner
Donald Bushey
Lee Cunningham
Robert Dagenhart
Jacob DeLauter
Edward Dull
Jack Fishack
Jessie Fishack
Harry Frey
Glenn Harne . . . — — Map (db m131811) WM
In memory of
Officer Christopher Shane Nicholson
592
He lost his life protecting the
community of Smithsburg on
December 19, 2007
I Am A Warrior
by Jon F. Hooper
I stand with God. I fight not for glory or fame,
for they are . . . — — Map (db m148133)
Gettysburg Campaign Following a night of harassing the Confederate wagon train retreating from Gettysburg, Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick’s Union cavalry division arrived here about 9 a.m. on July 5, 1963, escorting 1,360 prisoners. Wet, tired, . . . — — Map (db m2000) HM
