Located on the north side of Branch Avenue, near the Harpers Ferry Road
From the marker:
C.S.A.
Munford's Brigade, Stuart's Cavalry Division
Brig. Gen. Thomas T. Munford, Commanding.
Organization.
2nd Virginia Cavalry 7th Virginia Cavalry
12th Virginia Cavalry
(September 16 - 18, 1862)
The 2nd and 12th Virginia Cavalry reached the field on September 16 and took position on the extreme right of the Army of Northern Virginia, to cover the lower crossing of the Antietam. The 7th Virginia took position, on the evening of the 16th, on the Hagerstown Pike, northwest of Sharpsburg. It joined the Brigade on the right on the 17th. The Brigade remained on the right until the close of the battle.
No. 320.
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