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The Second Cavalry Division and the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, camped about Manchester June 30, 1863. Headquarters for Major General John Sedgwick was located on nearby Old Fort School House Road. On the night of July 1, the Corps left Manchester and went into battle at Gettysburg the next day.
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| HM Number | HM1CX |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Military Installation |
| Marker Type | Historic District |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Carroll County Civil War Centennial Committee |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 1:42am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 338299 N 4391865 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.66131667, -76.88500000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 39.679', W 76° 53.1' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 39' 40.7400" N, 76° 53' 6.0000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 443, 410 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3200 Main St, Manchester MD 21102, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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