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|   Federals Take a Stand-7:00 a.m., July 9, 1864 - Frederick MD
in U.S. Civil War Sites Monocacy National Battlefield- After skirmishing on July 8 with Confederates west of Frederick, MD, Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace’s 5,800 Union troops—many of them “raw and untried”—took a stand at the Monocacy River. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/27/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
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| New Jersey Volunteers Memorial, Frederick, MD in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Monument to the New Jersey Volunteers of the 14th Regiment. posted by: Travelingal location: Maryland date approved: 09/04/2006 last visited: 08/18/2022 |
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| Best Family Farm - Frederick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites The Bests were used to working amid soldiers, for Union and Confederate troops had camped here on the South Hermitage farm several times since the Civil War broke out in 1861. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/26/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryW0.6 km | Confederates Invade Maryland - Frederick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites 7:00 a.m, July 9, 1864-Confederate troops under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early streamed through the gaps of South Mountain and the Catoctins and headed south past Frederick. Bound for Washington, D.C., they were stopped here at the Best family. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/27/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
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| Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites The Battle that Saved Washington-In the summer of 1864, Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early launched a campaign down the Shenandoah Valley with a corps of approximately 15,000 troops. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/27/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view gallerySE0.6 km | Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Here on farmlands bordering the Monocacy River, the fate of the nation’s capital was decided July 9, 1864, when Union troops confronted Confederate soldiers marching toward Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/27/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view gallerySE0.6 km |  Monocacy NB Gambrill Mill Trail - Frederick MD
in Self Guided Walks and Trails Gambrill Mill is one of the sites that makes up the Monocacy National Battlefield park. This short trail brings you within view of significant locations of the Battle. posted by:  HaricotVert_52 location: Maryland date approved: 05/12/2009 last visited: 06/12/2011 |
 view gallerySE0.6 km | Gambrill Mill-Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Mill owner James H. Gambrill used his wits to survive the turmoil. A Southern sympathizer, he sold flour to Northern troops as they set up their line of defense on his land. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/27/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view gallerySE0.6 km |  Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick, MD
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Monocacy National Battlefield is the site of the July 1864 "Battle that Saved Washington, DC". Even though it was a Union defeat, the battle stalled the Confederate forces long enough for Union forces to build up the reserves that defended the city. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Maryland date approved: 04/14/2009 last visited: 08/18/2022 |
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|  Monocacy Cannon - Frederick, MD
in Static Artillery Displays A civil war cannon sits outside the Monocacy visitor center. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: Maryland date approved: 04/25/2015 last visited: 08/18/2022 |
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|  Battle of Monocacy-The Battle that saved Washington - Frederick MD
in Battlefields Here along the Monocacy River on July 9, 1864, was fought the battle between Union forces under General Lew Wallace and Confederate forces under General Jubal A. Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/18/2020 last visited: 10/17/2021 |
 view galleryNW0.6 km | Battle of Monocacy-The Battle that saved Washington - Frederick MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Here along the Monocacy River on July 9, 1864, was fought the battle between Union forces under General Lew Wallace and Confederate forces under General Jubal A. Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 09/27/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | The Lost Order Shrouded in a Cloak of Mystery - Frederick MD in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On September 9, he promulgated his campaign strategy - to divide his army, send Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson to attack Harpers Ferry, and send Gen. James Longstreet toward Hagerstown - was described in Special Orders No. 191, seven copies of which were distributed to his senior subordinates. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/08/2020 last visited: 10/08/2021 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | 1862 Antietam Campaign Lee Invades Maryland - Frederick MD in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4–6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/08/2020 last visited: 10/08/2021 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km |  "Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick, MD" - Visitor's Center
in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations The NPS passport stamp for the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland, is found inside the Visitor Center. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Maryland date approved: 04/24/2009 last visited: 08/18/2022 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | Maryland Monument, Monocacy Battlefield, Frederick, MD in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials This monument to troops who died in the Battle of Monocacy was placed on the battle's centennial in 1964. posted by: pseudoprime location: Maryland date approved: 02/14/2009 last visited: 06/27/2016 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km |  Maryland Monument, Monocacy Battlefield, Frederick, MD
in Signs of History This monument to troops who died in the Battle of Monocacy was placed on the battle's centennial in 1964. posted by: nomadwillie location: Maryland date approved: 11/12/2016 last visited: 06/27/2016 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | Monocacy Junction- Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Battlefields The sign is on the outside balcony of the Visitor Center of the the Monocacy National Battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | The Thomas Farm-Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Battlefields The sign is on the balcony of the Visitor Center of the the Monocacy National Battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | Best Farm-Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Battlefields The sign is on the balcony of the Visitor Center of the the Monocacy National Battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | The Worthington Farm-Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Battlefields The sign is on the balcony of the Visitor Center of the the Monocacy National Battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864, became known as the "Battle that Saved Washington, DC". posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Maryland date approved: 04/14/2009 last visited: 08/18/2022 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | Gambrill Mill-Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Signs of History The sign is on the balcony of the Visitor Center of the the Monocacy National Battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/01/2023 last visited: 04/01/2023 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | Georgetown Pike-Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Signs of History The sign is on the balcony of the Visitor Center of the the Monocacy National Battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/01/2023 last visited: 04/01/2023 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km | Monocacy Junction- Monocacy National Battlefield - Frederick MD in Signs of History The sign is on the balcony of the Visitor Center of the the Monocacy National Battlefield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/02/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
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