Maryland Monuments at Antietam
There are two monuments to the 5th Maryland Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) at Antietam, both near the Sunken Road (Bloody Lane) off Richardson Avenue. The main monument is on the north side of the Sunken Lane. It was dedicated on September 17, 1890. A monument to the Regiment’s Companies A & I is a short distance to the north from the main monument. (Sunken Road west tour map) It was dedicated on May 30, 1900.
Major Leopold Blumenberg commanded the 5th Maryland Infantry at the Battle of Antietam. He was wounded in the assault on the Sunken Road. According to one account, Captain William W. Bamberger briefly took over until he, too, was wounded, when Captain Salome Marsh then took command for the rest of the day. Another account has Captain Ernest Faehtz taking command from Blumenberg.
Main monument to the 5th Maryland Infantry
Text from the main monument
MARYLAND
5th MD Infantry
3rd – Max Weber’s – Brigade
3rd – French’s – Division
2nd – Sumner’s – Corps
Advanced to the knoll
above the Bloody Lane,
300 feet in rear of
this marker. Loss 43
killed, 123 wounded.
The monument to the
Maryland troops is near
the Dunkard Church.
Location of the main monument to the 5th Maryland Infantry at Antietam
The main monument is on the north side of the Sunken Lane about 225 feet east of where it splits off from Richardson Avenue. (39°28’17.2″N 77°44’26.7″W)
Monument to Companies A & I of the 5th Maryland
The monument to Companies A & I is also located on the north side of Bloody Lane.
Text from the monument
Erected
by the survivors of
Company A & I
to the memory of our
fallen comrades who
fell on this spot
September 17, 1862.
This stone
marks the extreme advance
of Weber’s Brigade
French’s Div. 2nd Army Corps.
Can their glory ever fade!
5th Md. Vet. Vol. Infy.
Detail from the Companies A&I monuments
Location of the monument to Companies A & I
The monument to Companies A&I is 310 feet northeast of the main monument. This marks the location of the furthest advance of the regiment. (39°28’19.2″N 77°44’23.7″W)