Stone Sentinels, battlefield monuments of the American Civil War

Hampton's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division

Located on the west side of Maryland Rt. 65 north of Confederate Avenue

 

 

From the marker:

 

C.S.A.
Hampton's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division

Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton, Commanding.

 

Organization.
1st North Carolina Cavalry
2nd           Carolina Cavalry*
Cobb's Legion, Georgia Cavalry

Jeff. Davis Legion

 

 

September 17 - 18, 1862

Hampton's Brigade reached the field on September 17 and took position on the left of Jackson's Command, occupying, with Lee's Brigade, a line extending from the left of the Confederate Infantry to the Potomac River.

 

No. 318.

 

 

 

*This should read "2nd South Carolna Cavalry"

 

 

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Hampton's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division