Jackson's Command

Historical marker location:

Sharpsburg, Maryland

( Marker is on Bloody Lane, on the left when traveling east.)

Rodes' Brigade, D.H. Hill's Division. Brig. Gen. R.E. Rodes, Commanding.

Maryland was the first state to pass a law requiring free public education: In 1827, Maryland became the first state to pass a law requiring free public education for all children. The law was initially aimed at poor children, but eventually expanded to include all children regardless of their economic status.