Historical Marker

Gen. Robert E. Lee

US 40 Alt (Frederick Street), 0.3 mile south of Wilson Boulevard · Hagerstown · Washington

Maryland marker

Inscription

Gen. Robert E. Lee With Longstreet's corps entered Hagerstown Sept. 11, 1862 to make it a base for operations in Pennsylvania. On Sept. 14, 1862 this force hastened to the battle of South Mountain and then to the battlefield of Antietam. State Roads Commission

Location

AddressUS 40 Alt (Frederick Street), 0.3 mile south of Wilson Boulevard
CityHagerstown
CountyWashington
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.616903, -77.711853

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