Best Farm (Historic)

USA / Maryland / Ballenger Creek /
 house, place with historical importance, American Civil War 1861-1865
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On September 18, 1862, during the Maryland Campaign, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's lost order No. 191 (which outlined his army's movements) was found on the Best Farm by soldiers from the 27th Indiana. Passed up through the chain of command, the captured order gave Union General George B. McClellan advance notice of his enemy's movements. Holding the paper, McClellan exclaimed, "Here is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobby Lee, I will be willing to go home."
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocacy_National_Battlefield
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Coordinates:   39°22'17"N   77°23'50"W
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