Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories
Maryland State Monument Antietam
Across the Hagerstown Turnpike from the Dunker Church
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Monument Text Baltimore |
"Wolcott's" Battery
"A" 8 Guns, First Maryland Light Artillery, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, and Pikesville, Md., Aug. 1861. Re-enlisted and veteranized Jan. 1, 1864 Mustered out March 11, 1865. Battles engaged in: Seven Days Fighting Before Richmond; Deep Bottom; Second Bull Run; Crampton's Gap; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Marye's Heights; Salem Heights; Gettysburg. Officers Captain John W. Wolcott Captain James H. Rigby 1st Lieut. Thomas Binyon 1st Lieut. Lowell A. Chamberlain 2nd Lieut. Edgar G. Taylor 2nd Lieut. Frank I. Witcher 2nd Lieut. Augustine McIntire 2nd Lieut. John F. Daneker _______________ Fifth Regiment Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. Organized at Baltimore, Maryland September 12, 1861 Re-enlisted and Veteranized January 1, 1864, mustered out September 1, 1865. Battles engaged in: Antietam; Charlestown, Va.; Winchester, Va.; June 13, 14, 15,1863; Stephenson's Depot; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Fort Harrison; Siege of Richmond, 1864; Fair Oaks, October 27, 1864; Occupation of Richmond, April 3, 1865. Field Officers Colonel William Louis Schley Colonel William W. Bamberger Lieut. Col. John G. Holland Lieut. Col. Charles A. Holton Lieut. Col. Salome Marsh Lieut. Col. Stephen P. Heath Major Leopold Blumenburg Major Henry G. Graham Major William H. Irving |
Continued First Maryland (Dement's) |
Continued
Second Regiment Maryland |
Compliments of Stone Sentinals
The monument is a bronze statue on a granite base. The statue is by Lawrence M. Ludke, and is of two wounded Marylanders, one Union and one Confederate, helping each other on the battlefield. It was dedicated on November 13, 1994. The back of the base of the monument has a bronze tablet listing the Maryland commands of both armies that fought at Gettysburg.
From the tablet on the back of the
monument:
A Final Tribute
More than 3,000 Marylanders served on both sides of the conflict at the Battle
of Gettysburg. They could be found in all branches of the army from the rank of
private to major general and on all parts of the battlefield. Brother against
brother would be their legacy, particularly on the slopes of Culp’s Hill. This
memorial symbolizes the aftermath of that battle and the war. Brothers again,
Marylanders all.
The State of Maryland proudly honors its sons who fought at Gettysburg in
defense of the causes they held so dear.
Participating Maryland commands:
Union
1st Eastern Shore Infantry
1st Potomac Home Brigade Infantry
3rd Infantry
1st Calvary
Co. A Purnell Legion Cavalry
Battery A, 1st Artillery
Confederate
2nd Infantry
1st Cavalry
1st Artillery
2nd Artillery (Baltimore Light)
4th Artillery (Chesapeake)
The State of Maryland monument is south of Gettysburg on Taneytown road at the entry drive to the old Cyclorama parking lot.
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