Historical Marker

Confederate Retreat

Gapland Road (south side), 800 ft. east of MD 67 (Rohrersville Road) · Rohrersville · Washington

Maryland marker

Inscription

Confederate Retreat Driven from Crampton's Gap on Sept. 14, 1862, by Gen. Franklin's Sixth Corps, elements of McLaws' Confederates formed across Pleasant Valley to bar Union advance on Maryland Heights and Harper's Ferry. Later these Confederates joined Lee about Sharpsburg Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission

Location

AddressGapland Road (south side), 800 ft. east of MD 67 (Rohrersville Road)
CityRohrersville
CountyWashington
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.399772, -77.654697

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