The Baltimore Battery

The Baltimore Battery (HM3P7)

Location: Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 28.676', W 77° 44.999'

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The Baltimore Battery (Confederate) fired from this spot into the Union forces in the Cornfield. It included a 12-pounder iron howitzer (like the small gun before you), the only one of its kind among the 500 cannon at Antietam.
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HM NumberHM3P7
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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 8:43pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 263466 N 4373425
Decimal Degrees39.47793333, -77.74998333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 28.676', W 77° 44.999'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 28' 40.56" N, 77° 44' 59.94" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5901-5999 MD-65, Sharpsburg MD 21782, US
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