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Blackford’s Ford

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Also known as Boteler’s, Pack Horse, and Shepherdstown Ford, Blackford’s Ford was crossed by “Stonewall” Jackson’s command en route from Harper’s Ferry to Sharpsburg. Following the Battle of Antietam, the entire Army of Northern Virginia withdrew here into Virginia on Sept. 18–19, 1862.
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