Historical Marker

Last Confederate Bivouac - Plaque Retired

Great Cove Rd. (US 522) at Confederate Rd., ~.5 mile S of Mc Connellsburg ยท Fulton

Pennsylvania marker

Inscription

General Bradley T. Johnson of the Confederate Army encamped 20 rods west of this marker at the Patterson home July 31, 1864 after the burning of Chambersburg. This was the last Confederate bivouac north of the Mason and Dixon line.

Location

AddressGreat Cove Rd. (US 522) at Confederate Rd., ~.5 mile S of Mc Connellsburg
CountyFulton
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates39.920590, -78.006350

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A Confederate force under General Bradley T. Johnson camped here July 31, 1864, after raiding and burning Chambersburg.

Last Confederate Bivouac

A Confederate force under General Bradley T. Johnson camped here July 31, 1864, after raiding and burning Chambersburg.