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Antietam National Battlefield
1st Maryland Artillery, Dement's Battery, Confederate

Dedicated: September 20, 1961
Location: Cornfield Avenue
Map Number: 89
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1st Maryland Artillery, Dement's Battery Monument

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Dement's First Maryland Battery Monument

Monument Text:
Maryland
1st Maryland Artillery,
Ewell's Division
C.S.A.
The Battery under the command of Capt. William F. Dement occupied a position in the field in the rear of this marker. The monument to the Maryland troops is near the Dunkard Church.
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Union General John Gibbon who served at Antietam and fought in the infamous Cornfield had three brothers who served in the Confederate army.

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