The site of John Brown’s raid in 1859, Harpers Ferry was also strategically important during the war years, and changed hands several times.
At or near the Gambrill (or Araby) Mill, several Union soldiers were killed and wounded by the first firing at the Battle of Monocacy. The mill also served as a Union hospital during the battle.
The U.S. Armory’s fire engine and guard house was used by John Brown and his conspirators as a final refuge in their October 16–18, 1859 ill-fated raid on the facility.
The Laboring Sons Cemetery and Memorial Grounds in Frederick is the final resting place for six Civil War veterans who served in the United States Colored Troops.
During the Civil War the Lockwood House served as headquarters for Union generals, and after the war it was the site of a school for African Americans and became part of Storer College.
The Monocacy Aqueduct of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal survived a number of Confederate attempts to destroy it.
Union and Confederate forces clashed here on July 9, 1864, in the “Battle that Saved Washington.”
During the Battle of Antietam the Mumma Farmstead was the only civilian property that was intentionally damaged.
During the Battle of Antietam, the Otto farm was occupied by both armies at different times, and after the battle it was used as a Union hospital.
This farm was used by General George McClellan as headquarters during the Battle of Antietam; it was also a hospital and signal station.
This cemetery in Gettysburg National Military Park holds the remains of 3,555 Union soldiers.
South Mountain State Battlefield preserves and commemorates the various sites associated with the Battle of South Mountain, fought on September 14, 1862.
Storer College was founded after the Civil War when a philanthropist donated $10,000 for the establishment of a school without regard to a student’s race, sex, or religion.
Temple Hall was home to a family of ardent Confederate supporters during the war.
Turner’s Gap was the scene of one of a series of battles for control of the mountain passes in the Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign of 1862.
This elaborate arch was designed to commemorate the journalists and artists of the Civil War.
Washington Monument was used as a Union signal station before and during the Battle of Antietam, and during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg.
During the war, the land was used to bivouac troops and place guns to protect arriving artillery.
The Gettysburg Women’s Memorial is a tribute to the women of Gettysburg who served and suffered because of the battle.
The Zion Union Cemetery is an African-American cemetery holding at least thirty-eight veterans of the United States Colored Troops (USCT).
