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The Seventh Maryland Regiment

Summary

Report from the Frederick Examiner of the recent fight at Thoroughfare Gap involving soldiers from the 7th MD regiment. The regiment lost 2 killed, 8 wounded and about 20 taken prisoner. Detachments from Companies B, C, and G were on picket duty and the killed and prisoners were from those companies. John Sheffey from near Creagerstown was killed. Sgt. Edward P. Keefer of Frederick city and Privates H. C. Medary and Eli Nussbaum and John Kenley of Frederick Co. were taken prisoner. A man named Ballard from Washington Co. was also killed.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light

Publication Date: November 18th, 1863

Page/Column: 1G

Town: Hagerstown, MD

County: Washington

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  • Battles / Military

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