Historical Marker

Bridgeport

MD 140 (Taneytown Pike), south side, 200 ft east of Bullfrog Road · Taneytown · Carroll

Maryland marker

Inscription

Bridgeport As part of General Mead's screen for Washington as the Confederates invaded Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac, arrived here June 30, 1863, from Taneytown. Next day General Daniel E. Sickles marched to this Corps to Emmitsburg. Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission

Location

AddressMD 140 (Taneytown Pike), south side, 200 ft east of Bullfrog Road
CityTaneytown
CountyCarroll
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.677944, -77.224722

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