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The 1st Maryland changed to the 2nd Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. With a strength in battle of 400, it suffered 52 killed and 140 wounded. The First Maryland Battalion Infantry, under Lieut. Col. Jas. R. Herbert in Stewart's Brigade, Johnson's Division, Ewell's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, advanced from Rock Creek about 7 P.M. on July 2nd, occupied the line of works at this point, and held its position until the next morning. On the morning of July 3rd, the battalion moved by the left flank, formed at right angles with and inside the works, and charged under fire in front, flank, and rear to a stone planted 100 yards west from this monument.
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