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The Battle of Monocacy (also known as Monocacy Junction) was fought on July 9, 1864, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace.
The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River southeast of the city of Frederick, Maryland. The battle, labeled "The Battle That Saved Washington," was one of the last the Confederates would carry out in Union territory. The two opposing leaders were General Jubal Early, fighting for the South, and General Lew Wallace, fighting for the North.
Later, Maryland militia companies, armed with older, surplus British muskets and bayonets, were formed and sent north to support Washington in New York City. At the Battle of Long Island, the 1st Maryland Regiment was under the command of Colonel William Smallwood. [1] This unit anchored the right against British General Grant's diversionary ...
Laura J. Williams was a woman who disguised herself as a man and used the alias Lt. Henry Benford in order to raise and lead a company of Texas Confederates. She and the company participated in the Battle of Shiloh. [29] [30] Fanny Wilson enlisted as a soldier in the Union Army along with her close friend Nellie Graves. [6]
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Arcadia is a historic house located between Frederick and Buckeystown, Maryland.Erected about 1790, the house overlooks Monocacy National Battlefield.The house was extensively altered in the late 19th century and now possesses an elaborate balconied tower.
Dec. 30—There's a blood battle going on between Frederick police and county firefighters. But in a friendly way. In a chuckle-inducing video posted to social media Thursday, Frederick Police ...
Fritchie was born Barbara Hauer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.On May 6, 1806, she married John Casper Fritchie, a glove maker. Her father-in-law, John Caspar Fritchie, was one of seven British loyalists convicted of high treason against the United States in Frederick, Maryland, in June 1781, based on a plot to free British prisoners in Frederick and join with General Cornwallis in Virginia.