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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DVV_maj-gen-edward-braddock_Frederick-MD.html
Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock. (1695-1755) . British Commander, French and Indian War. By coach and six horses purchased from Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland. Braddock traveled this route west in April, 1755. After 10-day meeting in Frederick with Ben…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29IJ_richard-potts-revolutionary-war-patriot_Frederick-MD.html
Richard Potts
Member of the House of Delegates
Born 19 July 1753 in Upper Marlboro, MD
Died November 1808 in Frederick, MD
Marker placed by Carrollton Manor Chapter, NSDAR
Eleanor Murdoch Potts
2nd wife of
Richard Potts
Revolutionary…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YU3_john-ross-key-and-anne-charlton-key_Frederick-MD.html
In this lot are buried
John Ross Key
Revolutionary War Officer
and
Anne Charlton Key
parents of
Francis Scott Key
author of "The Star Spangled Banner"
This marker erected Sept. 14, 1964 by
The Frederick Chapter
Daughters of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JZS_caught-in-the-crossfire_Frederick-MD.html
Since the war's onset John T. Best had grown accustomed to seeing Union and Confederate soldiers on his farm, but the morning of July 9, 1864, was different. Shots rang out on the farm and a battle ensued. Confederate artillery moved into the fiel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JZR_l-hermitage_Frederick-MD.html
In the late 1700s, a large slave village was constructed just beyond the building in front of you. By 1800, as many as 90 enslaved laborers were housed there, an unusually large number of slaves for this area. The enslaved people were the property…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JY4_commemoration_Frederick-MD.html
On July 9, 1907, 43 years after the battle of Monocacy, 180 veterans of the 14th New Jersey Regiment returned to dedicate this monument in honor of their comrades and their sacrifices. Most of the men wore a memorial pin on their lapel, given to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GBQ_slave-to-soldier_Frederick-MD.html
On October 1, 1863, nine months after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton advised Lincoln that it was a "military necessity in the State of Maryland... for enlisting all persons capable of bearing arms... …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GBP_nick-of-time_Frederick-MD.html
On July 9, 1864, at 2:00 a.m., the last train of Union reinforcements pulled into Monocacy Junction just hours before the battle. The addition of 3,400 veterans increased Wallace's total to 6,600 men. While Wallace was successful in delaying the C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GA3_battle-of-frederick_Frederick-MD.html
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Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early drove Union Gen. David Hunter into West Virginia after the Battle of Lynchburg, Va., clearing the Shenandoah Valley of Federal forces. To draw Union troops from Petersburg, Early launched a raid on Washin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8LY_14th-new-jersey-infantry-regiment_Frederick-MD.html
(Upper Plaque):Erected by the State of New Jersey to commemorate the heroic services of the 14th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps Army of the Potomac, at the Battle of Monocacy, MD July 9th 1864.*********…