Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Lt. Col. James M. Deems (1818-1901).
Numbers: 335; 2 wounded, 1 missing.
Raised: Baltimore. Counties of Allegany and Washington (MD), Allegheny County (PA), and Washington DC.
Erected ca. 1888. Dedicated Oct. 25, 1888.
Location: South side of Gregg Avenue at East Cavalry Field. It indicates the position of the 1st Maryland Cavalry during an engagement with Stuart’s Confederate Cavalry on July 3, 1863.
Description: Two-coursed marker with a triangular top stands on two-tiered, rough-hewn base. A State Seal is affixed to the front face, at the center. Above the Seal is a relief of a horse’s head within a downturned horseshoe. There are two crossed sabers directly below. Monument with a three-part granite shaft set on a 6×4 foot rough cut base with a tooled edge. The lower part of the shaft is rough cut. The middle part of the shaft is smooth cut with incised inscriptions on the front and rear, and a bronze medallion. The upper part of the shaft is rough and smooth cut with a bas-relief of crossed swords, horse head, and horseshoe. Overall height is 10.4 feet.
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