at the Big Shade Run bridge. Earthworks and artillery breastworks were erected here in August 1814 by the Federal army and local militia defending Washington, DC from the attacking British army. Title from panel. (1755), Winchester
Camp Stone |
Huge armies prowled around Maryland and Virginia throughout the entire war. Manned by Company B, 1st Maryland Regiment. Fort Mansfield (11 guns, two vacant platforms), linked Forts Reno (in DC) and Sumner. Piscataway Park National Register Listing. Walker Site |
(1755 - 1760's), near Hicksville
Battery Doubleday
Ferry National Historical Park - Maryland Heights)
Camp Morris
During the American Civil War union troops were stationed at Fort McHenry to help keep Baltimore out of the hands of those who would have Maryland join the southern rebellion. Relief shown by contours on some maps. (c. 1600), near Bonds
Suitland: battery headquarters only (? On May 23, 1862, at the Battle of Front Royal, the 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA was thrown into battle with their fellow Marylanders, the Union 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry. A Union signal station. Camp Hooker
Carmody Hills (1952 - 1957) 120mm guns: undetermined. It was attacked in 1756.
Conococheague Depot |
Along the same lines is the Andersonville National Historic Site … (1755 - 1760's), Williamsport
(1861 - 1862), Frederick
During the Civil War, Union troops were often stationed near the fort to guard the C&O Canal. Rock Run Historic Area. It later became a storehouse and commissary in 1863. Sugar Loaf Mountain Signal Station
The town was founded by Hager in 1762, originally named Elizabeth Town, after Hager's wife. Title from published Civil War bibliography.
See also History of Hancock, MD from the Hancock Chamber of Commerce. (Old National Pike) at East Green Street. Since 1901, the old lighthouse's bell tower has been used as the present lighthouse (no public access). (1300 - 1500), Selden Island
(1814), Bladensburg
Camp Observation
It is still used by CSX and MARC trains, and it best viewed from the valley floor along the park's Avalon Area entrance. The state battlefield, located along the gaps of South Mountain, includes valuable farm and forestland, and is home to diverse wildlife. Battery Simmons (four vacant platforms, two guns emplaced after July 1864), an outwork of Fort Simmons, located at Allen and Bayard Streets (no marker). (1739 - 1760's), Hagerstown
Battery Alexander (1863) (with a separate blockhouse), an outwork of Fort Sumner, south of Fort Alexander (site located on Alexander Road) (no marker). On Sunday, April 2, 1863 the Civil War came to Garrett County. Camp Hicks |
Jerusalem Mill (This site hosts a Civil War event every summer - usually noting Confederate Colonel Harry Gilmor's Raid of 1864) Monkton Station. Cumberland Civil War Forts
(1755), near Frostburg
(1755), near Grantsville
The old tunnels were used before the Civil War as part of the Underground Railroad. The South Battery was located where Battery Many would later be. The Piscataways later became Calvert's allies against Virginia trader William Claiborne and the Susquehannock Indians. In the Park's Visitor Center there are exhibits which tell the Civil War story. War Defenses of Washington
Union garrison posts here were: Camp Bates (1861), Camp Benton (1861 - 1862), Camp Lyon (1862), Camp Stone (1861 - 1862), and Camp Heintzelman (1862 - 1863). (1860's), Cumberland
Williamsport Line
Hager's Fort |
Blockhouse Point (Conservation Park)
A British encampment on the Braddock Road. An overview of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, the roles of Fort Stevens and other forts in the Civil War, and how park visitors can experience these places today. Battery Doubleday
A British encampment on the Braddock Road, west of town along the Savage River. Fort Bradford
The map with the most detail includes roads, drainage, vegetation, and fortifications. (1756 ? Fort Washington was garrisoned as the outer defense for the city. Camp Williams
Regarding Civil War Campgrounds.
Shelby's Fort (1) |
A six-gun Martello Tower may have been built to the rear of the fort, according to an old map. (1861 - 1865), at or near Poolesville
Susquehanna State Park. (see also White House Point Battery in VIRGINIA). Zekiah Fort
Fort #1 (1863 - 64) aka Fort Davis at West Baltimore and Smallwood Streets. State marker located on US 40 (Alt.) (See also the DISTRICT of COLUMBIA and VIRGINIA pages)
One building was demolished in 1874 in order to construct a new building for the school. Walker Archaeological Site
A British encampment on the Braddock Road, east of town along Meadow Run. Several batteries were also erected on the West Virginia side of the river.