Last Confederate Bivouac - Plaque Retired
General Bradley T. Johnson of the Confederate Army encamped 20 rods west of this marker at the Patterson home July 31, 1864 after the burning of Chambersburg. This was the last Confederate bivouac north of the Mason and Dixon line.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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