The Jefferson County Courthouse hosted the trial of John Brown following his failed raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry, and it was damaged during the Civil War.
Jennie (or Ginnie) Wade was shot and killed in this house during the Battle of Gettysburg. She was the only civilian casualty of the battle.
The John Brooke Boyle House, also called “Rosser’s Choice,” is the site where Confederate Colonel Thomas Lafayette Rosser spent a night while leading his cavalry regiment through Westminster in September 1862.
John Brown rented a room in this house while preparing for his raid on Harpers Ferry.
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.
This shop prepared and iced the body of Union Major-General John Fulton Reynolds, killed at Gettysburg.
The pro-secessionist Maryland General Assembly met in Kemp Hall between April and September 1861.
The Kennedy Farmhouse was used by John Brown and his followers as a staging area for his October 17, 1859 raid on the nearby U.S. Arsenal at Harpers Ferry,Virginia.
Some of Sharpsburg’s civilians took shelter in this cave during the Battle of Antietam.
The owner of this house denied clothes to Confederate soldiers during the occupation of Westminster.
During the Battle of Antietam the cellar of the Kretzer Homestead house served as a place of refuge for local residents who remained in Sharpsburg.
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.
Landon House was occupied by Northern and Southern troops during the war, and was the site of a ball hosted by J.E.B. Stuart in September 1862.
The Lee Headquarters Marker indicates the location of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s headquarters during the Battle of Antietam.
At least 30 veterans of the USCT are buried in this cemetery for African Americans in Gettysburg.
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.
During the July 30, 1864 burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, a Confederate officer reportedly posted guards to prevent the burning of the Masonic temple.
In 1878 Franklin County, Pennsylvania citizens erected the Memorial Fountain and Statue to honor the more than 5,000 county citizens who served in the Civil War.
The Monocacy Aqueduct of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal survived a number of Confederate attempts to destroy it.
