Gettysburg Campaign
The Battle of Boonsboro
Two U.S. Cavalry divisions repulsed five rebel cavalry brigades in a day-long fight north of Boonsboro on July 8, 1863. The South Mountain passes remained open to the Federal Army in pursuit of the Confederates retreating from Gettyburg via Hagerstown to Williamsport.
Marker is on Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
