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Antietam National Battlefield
Baltimore Battery, Maryland, Confederate

Dedicated: May 30, 1900
Location: Back (west side) of Philadelphia Brigade park
Map Number: 33
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Baltimore Battery Monument
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Baltimore Battery Monument

Monument Text:
Maryland
Baltimore Battery,
Jackson's Division
C.S.A.
The Battery, under the command of Capt. J.B. Brockenbrough, occupied a position near this marker at daybreak, and opened the battle on the Confederate side. The monument to the Maryland troops is near the Dunkard Church.

15th Massachusetts Infantry Monument  

Did You Know?
The 15th Massachusetts Infantry went into the Battle of Antietam with 606 soldiers. 318 were killed or wounded, the highest number for any Union regiment in the battle. Their monument features a wounded lion carved in granite.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:29 EST