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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

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.
The Maryland State Monument at Antietam  

Did You Know?
The Maryland State Monument is the only monument at Antietam dedicated to both sides. Marylanders fought for both the Union and the Confederacy. 20,000 people attended the dedication on May 30, 1900. President William McKinley, a veteran of the Battle of Antietam, was the keynote speaker

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