Invasion & RetreatAfter stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland as his cavalry, led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, harassed Union supply lines to the east. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker, replaced on June 28 by Gen. George G. Meade, led the Army of the Potomac from the Washington defenses in pursuit. The Federals collided with Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 1, starting a battle neither side had intended to fight there. Three days later, the defeated Confederates began retreating through Maryland, retracing their steps to the Potomac River and crossing into Virginia on July 14.
|Series||This marker is part of the Maryland Civil War Trails series|
|Placed By||Maryland Civil War Trails|
|Marker Condition||No reports yet|
|Date Added||Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 2:52pm PDT -07:00|
|UTM (WGS84 Datum)||18S E 271832 N 4376704|
|Decimal Degrees||39.50970000, -77.65395000|
|Degrees and Decimal Minutes||N 39° 30.582', W 77° 39.237'|
|Degrees, Minutes and Seconds||39° 30' 34.92" N, 77° 39' 14.22" W|
|Driving Directions||Google Maps|
|Closest Postal Address||At or near 226-298 US-40 ALT, Boonsboro MD 21713, US|
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