Wise (Virginia) Artillery

Wise (Virginia) Artillery (HM3YS)

Location: Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 27.128', W 77° 44.383'

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C.S.A.
Wise (Virginia) Artillery.

Capt. J.S. Brown, Commanding.

The Wise Artillery was the only one of the four batteries attached to D.R. Jones' Division which was present on the field.

During the greater part of the engagement it occupied the high ground about 340 yards nearly due west of this point.
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HM NumberHM3YS
Series This marker is part of the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series
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Marker Number377
Placed ByAntietam Battlefield Board
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 11:48am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 264262 N 4370535
Decimal Degrees39.45213333, -77.73971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 27.128', W 77° 44.383'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 27' 7.68" N, 77° 44' 22.98" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4835 Branch Ave, Sharpsburg MD 21782, US
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