Battle of Monocacy

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The Battle of Monocacy was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Maryland in which Union forces delayed a Confederate advance toward Washington, D.C., earning it the nickname "The Battle That Saved Washington."

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Monocacy ⓘ
linked to: Monocacy River
belligerentForces Army of the Valley ⓘ
Union VI Corps detachment ⓘ
Union VIII Corps ⓘ
combatant Confederacy ⓘ
Union ⓘ
commander James B. Ricketts ⓘ
John B. Gordon ⓘ
Jubal A. Early ⓘ
Lew Wallace ⓘ
ConfederateStrength approximately 10,000–15,000 troops ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1864-07-09 ⓘ
engagementType field battle ⓘ
estimatedCasualties over 2,000 total casualties ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ
front Washington, D.C. defense ⓘ
hasCause Confederate advance toward Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance Protected U.S. capital from potential capture ⓘ
hasSite Monocacy National Battlefield ⓘ
location Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ
near Monocacy River ⓘ
memorializedBy Monocacy National Battlefield ⓘ
nearCity Frederick, Maryland ⓘ
nicknamed The Battle That Saved Washington ⓘ
notableFor High casualties relative to numbers engaged ⓘ
Union delaying action ⓘ
objective Delay Confederate advance on Washington, D.C. ⓘ
outcome Confederate advance delayed ⓘ
partOf Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
pointInTime July 9, 1864 ⓘ
precededBy Confederate advance down the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
primaryOpposingCommanders Lew Wallace and Jubal A. Early ⓘ
linked to: Lew Wallace
result Confederate tactical victory ⓘ
Union strategic success ⓘ
riverCrossing Monocacy River ⓘ
startDate 1864-07-09 ⓘ
state Maryland ⓘ
strategicEffect Allowed reinforcement of Washington, D.C. defenses ⓘ
Contributed to defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
theatre Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
UnionStrength approximately 5,000–6,000 troops ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Monocacy River → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Monocacy National Battlefield → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Jubal A. Early → participatedIn → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Jubal A. Early
William Henry Seward Jr. → participatedIn → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Lew Wallace → participatedIn → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
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linked to: Battle of Monocacy
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Monocacy Junction → significantEvent → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
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Thomas Farm → usedDuring → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Thomas Farm → battle → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Baker Valley Road → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
The Battle That Saved Washington → hasName → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Union VIII Corps → engagedIn → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Battle of Fort Stevens → relatedEvent → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Battle of Lynchburg → followedBy → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Early's Division → engagement → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Clement Anselm Evans → wasWoundedIn → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
VIII Corps (Union Army) → engagement → Battle of Monocacy ⓘ