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Confederate Reinforcements Arrive
The Confederate defenders of Captain George Emack's company of the 1st Maryland Cavalry, supported by Captain Tanner's artillery detachment, were deployed in this area. As the battle continued past midnight, reinforcements began to arrive. The 4th North Carolina Cavalry deployed near the tollgate, while other companies of the 1st Maryland Cavalry were en route from Waterloo (Rouzerville area).Around 3:30 a.m., as the Union cavalry broke through the Confederate battle line, the Confederate provost guard ordered the remaining wagons coming from Fairfield Gap to halt, sparing them from capture. In addition, the 1st North Carolina Sharpshooters were deployed along the Maria Furance Road. Supported by the 6th Virginia Cavalry, the sharpshooters began to advance on the Union position and were fired upon by the two cannon from Captain Pennington's Battery, deployed at the tollgate. Amidst the confusion, the 6th Virtginia Cavalry retreated and refused to come up to Monterey Pass until after daybreak.
General Alfred Iverson's North Carolina Brigade arrived at dawn, capturing several Union prisioners. General Kilpatrick ordered his remaining force down the mountainside into Maryland, leaving Monterey Pass in Confederate hands.
"I could not tell what was before me in the dense darkness, whether friend or foe... Every other sound was drowned by a roaring waterfall on my right; then emerging from its noise, I was carried at a fearful rate close by dismounted men who were firing from behind trees along the roadside, the flashes of their guns whose speedy gleams the darkness swallowed." C.S, CANNONEER EDWARD MOORE, ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY
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Photo Credits: [1] DOUGLAS MOWEN
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 287525 N 4401655 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.73833333, -77.47958333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 44.300', W 77° 28.775' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 44' 18" N, 77° 28' 46.5" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 717 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 34 Charmian Rd, Waynesboro PA 17268, US |
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