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To help familiarize you with this fine neighborhood, please read our brief history about Emmitsburg, MD.  It’s interesting.

A Brief History of Emmitsburg, Maryland

For a year; Emmitsburg’s community was quiet and the effects of the Gettysburg Campaign had passed by. The families of Emmitsburg and the surrounding area had resumed in leading a normal life. The Civil War was at the gates of Petersburg with no threat of the war in site for Emmitsburg until the Summer Campaign of 1864 or Jubal Early’s Raid as it is better known, jeopardized the town's way of life. Jubal Early was one of most foul and outspoken generals in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. But one fact that most people are unaware of is Jubal Early was very outspoken against secession before the Civil War. He loved the Union and supported it until the end. Just as Robert E. Lee, once Virginia seceded from the Union, Jubal Early felt his obligation was to the protection of the state of which he came from, not to invade as it's enemy.

General Jubal Early received orders from General Lee instructing him to take his corps and leave Petersburg. General Lee hoped that this would relieve pressure off his army entrenched at Petersburg, forcing General Grant to send out portions of his army in pursuit. General Early's orders were simple. Liberate Lynchburg from General Hunter's Federal Army; rid the Shenandoah Valley from all other Federal Soldiers to relieve pressure for the farmers so they can gather their crops before winter comes; cross into Maryland and get desperately needed supplies for the Army of Northern Virginia; if practical take the war to Washington and send a detachment of cavalry to Point Lookout, Maryland and release the confederate prisoners there to bring up the Confederate strength.

General Early's Army of the Valley left Petersburg, Virginia on June 12th. By June 18th, their first task was completed with the liberation of Lynchburg.  General Early then traveled up the Shenandoah Valley and entered Maryland at Shepherdstown, West Virginia.  Splitting the Confederate Army into two columns he sent the cavalry headed for Hagerstown with the demands of $200,000 dollar ransom from the town.  If the demands were not met, the officer in charge had orders to torch Hagerstown if necessary.  However, the officer in charge misunderstood the order and incidentally he forgot to add an extra zero to that number.  The town officials came up with $20,000 dollars worth of medical supplies, food, and clothing and the town was spared.