Stone Sentinels, battlefield monuments of the American Civil War

Stainrook's Brigade, Greene's Division

Located on the west side of Smoketown Road in the East Woods

 

 

From the marker:

 

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Stainrook's Brigade, Greene's Division

Col. Henry J. Stainrook, 109th Penn. Inf.*, Commanding.

Organization.
3rd Maryland Infantry
102nd New York Infantry
111th Pennsylvania Infantry

 

September 17, 1862.

Stainrook's Brigade, on the left of the Division, advancing in line south of the Smoketown Road, relieved the left of Crawford's Brigade and engaged the Confederate Infantry in the East Woods.

 

Upon their retreat, the Brigade followed through the East Woods, across the open ground south of Mumma's house to the ridge southeast of the Dunkard Church, where it was halted to replenish ammunition.

 

No. 49.

 

 

 

 

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Stainrook's Brigade, Greene's Division