On or about July 13, 1864, General Bradley T. Johnson, CSA was in Beltsville on his way to Point Lookout POW Camp on a rescue mission. Reports state that he was headed south to the Marlboro Road but was stopped by a courier from General Early to abort the rescue mission. At that point, General Bradley turned his entire command and started to join General Early in Silver Spring, MD. Reports do not state where Johnson was at the time he received his orders, they do indicate that they had several skirmished with Yankee pickets and made their way to the Maryland Agriculture College (U of MD) in College Park. There they were fed and housed by the president of the College and the next day Johnson caught up with Early.
That being said; my research finds that Johnson may have taken Edmonston Road (201) down to travel Greenbelt Rd (193) towards Glendale, Enterprise, Mitchellville and finally getting to Largo Road or known back then the Marlboro Road but he never got that far. Reports also state that Johnson’s troops skirmished with the Yankees at Paint Branch, but the reports do not state whether the skirmish was before or after he was ordered to abort the mission. I want to believe it afterwards on his way to the college, traveling the old Branchville-Glendale road then going south on Washington Pike (US1).

Is there another Marlboro Rd from the Beltsville area? Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Respectfully

Bryan Green