What the records say
- When
- 9 Jul 1864
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.37° N, 77.39° W
- Description
- 1864 battle of the American Civil War
Battle of Monocacy
Battle of the American Civil War
The Battle of Monocacy 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 battle was part of Early's raid through the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland in an attempt to divert Union forces from their siege of Gen.
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