Description: Determined to Stand and FightThe Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864 Ryan Quint The story of the fighting at Monocacy, known as the "Battle that Saved Washington.” A pivotal day and an even more pivotal campaign that went right to the gates of Washington, D.C.. In early July 1864, a quickly patched together force of outnumbered Union soldiers under the command of Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace prepared for a last-ditch defense along the banks of the Monocacy River. Behind them, barely fifty miles away, lay the capital of the United States, open to attack. Facing Wallace’s men were Lt. Gen. Jubal Early’s Confederates. In just under a month, they had cleared the Shenandoah Valley of Union soldiers and crossed the Potomac River, invading the north for the third time in the war. The veterans in Early’s force could almost imagine their flags flying above the White House. A Confederate victory near Washington could be all the pro-peace platforms in the north needed to defeat Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming election. Then came Monocacy. Over the course of the day, Union and Confederate soldiers attacked and counter-attacked, filling the fields just south of Frederick, Maryland, with the dead and wounded. By the end of the day, Wallace’s men fell into retreat, but they had done their job: they had slowed Jubal Early. The fighting at Monocacy soon became known as the “Battle that Saved Washington.” Determined to Stand and Fight by Ryan T. Quint tells the story of that pivotal day and an even more pivotal campaign that went right to the gates of Washington, D.C. Readers can enjoy the narrative and then easily follow along on a nine-stop driving tour around the battlefield and into the streets of historic Frederick. Another fascinating title from the award-winning Emerging Civil War Series. About the Author: Ryan Quint graduated from the University of Mary Washington, and is a seasonal park historian at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. ASIN : 1611213460Publisher : Savas Beatie (February 3, 2017)Language : EnglishPaperback : 192 pagesISBN-10 : 9781611213461ISBN-13 : 9781611213461
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Book Title: Determined to Stand and Fight : the Battle of Monocacy, July 9 1864
Item Length: 9in
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Author: Ryan Quint
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Modern / 19th Century
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Référence, History
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
