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Monocacy National Battlefield (Maryland)
This park site commemorates the site of the battle of
July 9, 1864, in the Civil War. The battle resulted
from the South's last attempt to take the war to the
North. The Confederate plan was to attack
Washington, D.C. However, the Union army plan
was to fight the Confederates here at Monocacy in
an attempt to stop the Confederate drive to
Washington. Although the Confederates, led by
Gen. Jubal Early, defeated the Union troops, led by
Gen. Lew Wallace, enough damage was done to the
Confederates in terms of killed and injured such that
they gave up their plan to attack Washington. During
the battle, the Worthington family hid in the cellar of
its house as the bullets were flying around. One of
them was Glenn Worthington, a little boy. Later on,
when he was much older, he wrote a book about the
battle. In 1928, sixty-four years after the battle, he
successfully petitioned Congress to make the site of
the battle a national park. The Worthington family
house is also part of the park site.
Contact Information
Monocacy National Battlefield
4801 Urbana Pike
Frederick, 21704-7307
(301) 662-3515
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
This park site commemorates the site of the battle of
July 9, 1864, in the Civil War. The battle resulted
from the South's last attempt to take the war to the
North. The Confederate plan was to attack
Washington, D.C. However, the Union army plan
was to fight the Confederates here at Monocacy in
an attempt to stop the Confederate drive to
Washington. Although the Confederates, led by
Gen. Jubal Early, defeated the Union troops, led by
Gen. Lew Wallace, enough damage was done to the
Confederates in terms of killed and injured such that
they gave up their plan to attack Washington. During
the battle, the Worthington family hid in the cellar of
its house as the bullets were flying around. One of
them was Glenn Worthington, a little boy. Later on,
when he was much older, he wrote a book about the
battle. In 1928, sixty-four years after the battle, he
successfully petitioned Congress to make the site of
the battle a national park. The Worthington family
house is also part of the park site.
Contact Information
Monocacy National Battlefield
4801 Urbana Pike
Frederick, 21704-7307
(301) 662-3515
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
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