Gettysburg Campaign
On the afternoon of July 5th, 1863, Federal cavalry defended Smithsburg from attack by General J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry, as the rebel retreat from Gettysburg began. At dark, U.S. General Judson Kilpatrick’s cavalry withdrew to Boonsboro, and Stuart camped at Leitersburg.
Marker is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
