Early's Washington Raid

Historical marker location:

Sharpsburg, Maryland

( Marker is on Boonesboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling west.)

Diverting Federal Forces, July 1864.

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856: The University of Maryland, College Park, was founded in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College. Today, it is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland and is one of the largest universities in the state.