Monocacy National Battlefield
Site of July 9, 1864 Civil War battle dubbed "The Battle that Saved Washington." Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces commanded by Gen. Lew Wallace who later wrote Ben Hur.
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January 05, 2024
RaceTrackHunterI Learned Something Today!
Was in town for a few days, and I never pass up the opportunity to learn about a Civil War Battlefield. I did not know how important this battle really was in the grand scheme of things. Had this...
Read MoreApril 05, 2023
John BThe Most Important Battle That You Have Never Heard Of
The title of my review comes from a park ranger I had once at Gettysburg. He worked there and at Monocacy National Battlefield. I heard of the battle and knew its significance. However, I didn't...
Read MoreOctober 07, 2022
esprouls47Very good national battlefield
We stopped at the visitor center first and watched the battle map presentation and visited the museum upstairs. Also took in the nice view of the battlefield from the 2nd floor. We used the on line...
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