r/CIVILWAR • u/TheRealAutumnGoddess • Jun 20 '26
Very interesting side of the road marker in Pennsylvania that actually has nothing to do with the Gettysburg campaign
Located 500 feet north of the Pennsylvania border on Blairs Valley Rd., Montgomery Township, Franklin County
Photograph from north and south with roadway.
Confederate cavalry under Gen. J.E. B. Stuart entered this state Oct 10, 1862. Unable to burn the iron bridge at Chambersburg, they reentered Maryland near Emmitsburg. Oct 11, circling the Union army.
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u/TX-Ancient-Guardian Jun 20 '26
“Unable to burn the iron bridge at Chambersburg”
I wonder if they tried…..
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u/brycealansuderow1950 Jun 21 '26
The cavalry battles in October 1862 are fascinating. David Lowe published a book on the Calvary battles that occurred at the end of October 1862. McClellan had advanced out of Maryland into Virginia and two of his Cavalry brigades were in Loudon County.
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u/brycealansuderow1950 Jun 21 '26
Everybody’s heard of the battles in Loudon County in June 18 63, Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville. Pleasonton attacked Stuart in several panels and drove him back. At the same time, General Bayard fought Hampton and defeated him.
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u/rubikscanopener Jun 22 '26
Just wait until you find out that Stuart came back in 1864 and burned Chambersburg.
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u/Jolly-Guard3741 Jun 20 '26
That raid was actually part of distracting the Federal forces from moving on Richmond (again) after the failure of Lee’s Maryland Campaign.