Historical Marker
Count de Rochambeaus Troops
Historical marker location:
Perryville, Maryland
( Marker is on Main Street, ¼ mile west of River Road, on the left when traveling west.)
Maryland was a border state during the Civil War: During the Civil War, Maryland was a border state that remained in the Union but had many sympathizers with the Confederacy. The state was strategically important because it was located between Washington D.C. and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.