The Battle of Shepherdstown, fought on September 19-20, 1862, in West Virginia, marked the final engagement of the Maryland Campaign, where Union forces pursued General Robert E. Lee's retreating army, resulting in significant Confederate casualties and a strategic withdrawal across the Potomac River. #potomac #lee #civilwarhistory | Road to the Civil War

SHEPHERDSTOWN (W.Va.) BATTLEFIELD FROM ABOVE — Thanks to stellar work by preservationists, this hallowed ground remains a battlefield and did not become a residential housing development. The battle Sept. 19-20, 1862, was the final one of Maryland Campaign. READ MORE at the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association: https://shepherdstownbattlefield.org | John Banks' Civil War blog