Benjamin Welch Owens Confederate Medal of Honor 01
by Andy Lawless
Title
Benjamin Welch Owens Confederate Medal of Honor 01
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Andy Lawless
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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On June 19; 1863; during the War Between the States (1861-65); Private Owens of the 1st Maryland Artillery; Confederate States of America; performed heroically at the Battle of Stephenson's Depot. Owens; born and raised in West River; Anne Arundel County; Maryland; single-handedly held off the Union forces; continually firing his cannon after his compatriots had been wounded. General Robert E. Lee would call this battle "The Thermopylae of the War". For this action Owens was posthumously awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor. Benjamin Welch Owens represented all the Maryland boys who fought for "a war of ideas; political conceptions; and loyalty to ancient ideals of English freedom.
"Marker is in Lothian; Maryland; in Anne Arundel County. Marker is on Mt. Zion Marlboro Road (Maryland Route 408) 0.1 miles west of Ed Prout Road; on the right when traveling west.
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April 13th, 2013
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Michael Mazaika
A marvelous monument to Private Owens and the First Marylander's from a divided border state. Andy, is the marker different than the monument, or is the monument located at Stephenson's Depot? Great image that's worth a visit. - Mike (V/F)
Andy Lawless replied:
The Battle of Rutherford's Farm, also known as Carter's Farm and Stephenson's Depot, was a small engagement between Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur and Union forces under Brig. Gen. William W. Averell on July 20, 1864, in Frederick County, Virginia, during the American Civil War, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early 's Valley Campaign, resulting in a Union victory. The statue is in "Marker is in Lothian; Maryland; in Anne Arundel County. Marker is on Mt. Zion Marlboro Road (Maryland Route 408) 0.1 miles west of Ed Prout Road; on the right when traveling west.
Chris Hopkins
This was commissioned by a distant cousin and he stands guard over our family cemetery. We may not agree with the evil institution that many blame for the war, but the resolve of Pvt Owens had to fight the federal who illegally executed our fellow Statesman is what we celebrate.
Leif Sohlman
Beautiful tone and presentation of Benjamin Welch Owens Confederate Medal Of Honor 01 Andy
Gothicolors With Crows
Love this in the sepia, gives it a beautiful aged feel, great capture! Great story explaining the statue.
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