William Chapline House
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The William Chapline House in Sharpsburg, Maryland
, United States
is a large stone house built about 1790. The house has shaped stonework at the front and rubble stonework on the sides with a cast-iron porch added around the turn of the twentieth century. The house was damaged during the Battle of Antietam
, when it was hit with canister shot. At that time, it was occupied by Dr. Augustin A. Biggs, who treated the wounded from the battle in the house.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, approximately south of Hagerstown. The population was 691 at the 2000 census....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
is a large stone house built about 1790. The house has shaped stonework at the front and rubble stonework on the sides with a cast-iron porch added around the turn of the twentieth century. The house was damaged during the Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam , fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000...
, when it was hit with canister shot. At that time, it was occupied by Dr. Augustin A. Biggs, who treated the wounded from the battle in the house.
External links
- William Chapline House, Washington County, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust