Civil War Site: A major part of Lee's army forded the Potomac River 2 miles north of this modern ferry crossing.
MD Civil War Trail: Here the major part of the Army of Northern VA forded the Potomac River into MD on Sept. 5-6, 1862, while a Confederate band played "Maryland, My Maryland!"
MD Civil War Trail: A running cavalry fight passed through town on September 9, 1862.
Civil War Trail: On September 9, 1862, opposing cavalry units chased each other through the town of Barnesville several times.
MD Civil War Trail: At different times, Union and Confederate signalmen atop the mountain watched the opposing army.
MD Civil War Trail: Hungry Confederates ate freshly baked bread made with flour milled here.
MD Civil War Trail: The Confederate army encountered many sympathizers before they crossed the river here, but few on the other side.
MD Civil War Trail: Confederate troops tried and failed to destroy or damage the aqueduct on Sept. 4 & 9, 1862.
MD Civil War Trail: Several cavalry enagagements occurred here, Sept. 8-11, 1862.
MD Civil Way Trail: The site of a ball held by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart on Sept. 8, 1862, this girls' school also served as a hospital to treat the wounded from a cavalry action at Hyattstown.
MD Civil War Trail: This is the likely site where the famous Lost Order was found, containing Gen. Robert E. Lee's campaign strategy.
Home to the most powerful steam engine locomotive ever built! Take time to explore the Civil War history of the B&O in “The War Came By Train” exhibit here until 2015.
MD Civil War Trail: Braddock Heights offers a great view of South Mountain and the Confederate-held gaps that became Union objectives on September 14, 1862.
MD Civil War Trail: The church steeple served as a Union observation post during the Battle of South Mountain on Sept. 14, 1862.
MD Civil War Trail: The scene of the bloodiest one-day battle in American history on September 17, 1862.
MD Civil War Trail: Tells the story of medical practices during the war, when Frederick had many hospitals.
MD Civil War Trail: Confederate cavalry fought a successful rearguard action here, September 9-11, 1862, to protect the infantry at Frederick.
MD Civil War Trail: The landscape has changed little since the Confederate army camped here on Spet. 5-6, 1862, and devoured fields full of green corn.
MD Civil War Trail: Pro-secession legislators were prevented from attending a special session near here in 1861.
MD Civil War Trail: The Confederate army received a chilly reception from the town's strongly pro-Union citizens when it marched through on Sept. 10-11, 1862.
MD Civil War Trail: The Confederate still held the gap at the end of the day on Sept 14, 1862.
MD Civil War Trail: Fox's Gap is located between Gathland State Park and Washington Monument State Park. Two generals- one Federal, one Confederate-died fighting for the gap.
MD Civil War Trail: The gap is located on South Mountain. Although a Union division forced its way through the gap, the commander called a halt instead of routing the Confederates here.
MD Civil War Trail: After the Battle of Crampton's Gap, this picturesque village became a blood-soaked hospital center.
MD Civil War Trail: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had his headquarters here during the battle of South Mountain.
MD Civil War Trail: The town became a vast Union hospital after the Battle of Antietam.
MD Civil War Trail: Veterans disembarked from trains here to revisit the battlefield and attend reunions. It is now the Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station.
MD Civil War Trail: Here President Abraham Lincoln visited the Army of the Potomac and its commander, Gen. George B. McClellan.
MD Civil War Trail: This was the home of Henry Kyd Douglas, Stonewall Jackson's youngest staff officer.
MD Civil War Trail: Stonewall Jackson's command crossed into VA here en route to capturing Harper's Ferry.
MD Civil War Trail: In this simple log house leased by abolitionist John Brown in the summer of 1859, he laid his plans, gathered his associates, and launched his raid on Harper's Ferry on Oct. 16.
MD Civil War Trail: The Union army used this stone tower as a signal station during the Antietam Campaign.
This museum has its focus on battlefield medicine practiced at Battle of Antietam. All plants are grown for practical use rather than for aesthetics.
