The Starke’s Brigade, Jackson’s Division marker is on the west side of Hagerstown Pike north of the Dunker Church. (Philadelphia Brigade Park tour map)

C.S.A.
Jackson’s Command

Starke’s Brigade, Jackson’s Division 

Brig. Gen. William E. Starke, Commanding, Commanding

Organization.
1st, 2nd, 9th, 10th and 15th Louisiana Infantry
Coppen’s (Louisiana) Battalion

(September 16-17, 1862.)

On the evening of September 16, Starke’s Brigade formed line perpendicular to this road on the left of Taliaferro. When the Brigades of Jones and Winder were forced back on the morning of the 17th, this Brigade advanced with Taliaferro’s and the rallied Brigades, but was driven back. Supported by Early’s Brigade it again advanced, but was obliged to retire and reformed, with its Division, beyond the West Woods, where it supported the assault of McLaws’ Division on Sedgwick’s Division of Sumner’s Corps. During the engagement, General Starke was killed and the command devolved upon Colonel L. A. Stafford of the 9th Louisiana.

No. 375.