Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse
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The Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse is a circa 1810 Federal style farmhouse which was involved in the Battle of South Mountain
in 1862. Located near the eastern end of Turner's Gap
, the house was the center of a Union encampment and served as a field hospital.
Battle of South Mountain
The Battle of South Mountain was fought September 14, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. Three pitched battles were fought for possession of three South Mountain passes: Crampton's, Turner's, and Fox's Gaps. Maj. Gen. George B...
in 1862. Located near the eastern end of Turner's Gap
Turner's Gap
Turner's Gap is a wind gap in the South Mountain Range of the Blue Ridge Mountains, located in Frederick County and Washington County, Maryland. The gap is traversed by U.S. Route 40 Alt, the Old National Pike. The Appalachian Trail also crosses the gap....
, the house was the center of a Union encampment and served as a field hospital.
External links
- Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse, Frederick County, including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust