THE BATTLE OF MONOCACY WAR MEMORIAL
THE BATTLE THAT SAVED WASHINGTON
THE BATTLE, ALTHOUGH A TEMPORARY VICTORY FOR THE CONFEDERATES, DELAYED THEIR MARCH ON WASHINGTON ONE DAY, THEREBY ENABLING GENERAL GRANT TO SEND VETERAN REINFORCEMENTS FROM PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA TO THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON IN TIME TO FORESTALL THE ATTACK BY THE CONFEDERATES AND THUS SAVE THE CAPITAL FROM CAPTURE.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Plaques On Stone
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
1964
Photograph By:
CRAIG SWAIN
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