Just Before the Battle
— Antietam Campaign 1862 —
Eight thousand Confederates under Gen. Lafayette McLaws marched by this church on September 10-11, 1862, heading south to Harper's Ferry. Since no Federals were in the area, McLaws expected no encounters with the enemy. Unknown to him, however, Union Gen. George B. McClellan had obtained a copy of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Special Order 191 containing the Confederate plans; soon the rear of McLaw's column was in danger.HM Number | HM4YZ |
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Series | This marker is part of the Maryland Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Maryland Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 10:41pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 280953 N 4368943 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.44221667, -77.54540000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 26.533', W 77° 32.724' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 26' 31.98" N, 77° 32' 43.44" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 301, 240 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 42-118 MD-17, Middletown MD 21769, US |
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