The Battle of Monocacy: The Fight that Saved Washington D.C.

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• DA

  @davenelms68 · 6 years ago

  My 11th grade ( 1966 ) Amer. History teacher was General Early's great nephew, Irvin Early, Jax,Fla.. A great teacher, he started my interest on this subject which led me to visit many battlefields.  Visited the Monocacy Battlefield about 8 years ago.

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• KA

  @kathy1865 · 8 years ago

  My great-great grandfather served in one of the units involved in this battle

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• MA

  @marklysogorski4631 · 5 years ago

  We have veterans of the 9th New York Heavy Artillery buried in my Hometown Cemetery, Unionville NY. Along side veterans of the 124th New York which fought at Gettysburg.

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• JE

  @jefferywilson3279 · 4 years ago

  Two board games exist on this fight, one from the 70's, one released last year.Jeff Wilson in Pittsburgh

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• A.

  @a.grimes4202 · 10 months ago

  I have a relative named Alfred Nelson Sova who was one of 3 men directly involved in going up to the top of that wooden bridge mentioned right around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HRfoLAcALU&amp;t=1080"><b>18:00</b></a><b></b> in the video. He evidently jumped at the chance and helped set up the bales of hay and/or straw and claimed to his friends and family that he was the one to light the fire that destroyed it. He mustered out in June 1865 and moved back to his native Wayne County, New York for a time before moving to Michigan. He died aged 88 in 1935, and anecdotally, was said to be heading to or from church one Sunday with his wife when a man made insulting remarks about her, and Alfred ended up fighting the guy and “won” by biting the guy on the ear lol.

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• BR

  @briankesterson4365 · 6 years ago

  Please note that it was the 17th Virginia Cavalry at the fight at Urbana. Major Frederic F. Smith of the 17th Virginia Cavalry was mortally wounded in the fight at Urbana. The flag was actually captured from Pvt. James Mills of Company F, &quot;Night Hawk Rangers&quot; 17th Virginia Cavalry, who had been shot and captured by members of the 8th Illinois Cavalry. Lt. Col. William C. Tavenner of the 17th Virginia Cavalry was mortally wounded in one of the attacks on the 6th Corps at the cross rail fence earlier in the day.

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• JO

  @jonathansloane702 · 5 years ago

  Lew Wallace did a credible job in this battle delaying Early&apos;s advance to DC long enough for the VI Corps to arrive. &nbsp;Grant was not a fan of Wallace, always holding a grudge for Wallace&apos;s failure to arrive at Shiloh on the first day despite it being Grant&apos;s unclear marching order that caused the delay. &nbsp;Upon hearing of Wallace&apos;s retreat, he replaced Wallace as commander of the VIII Corps with Ord, one of his pets. &nbsp;When government officials became aware of the efforts that Wallace and his men had made to save Washington, the situation changed. Wallace was restored to full command of VIII Corps and the Middle Department on July 28. &nbsp;Grant grudgingly assessed Wallace&apos;s delaying tactics at Monocacy in his memoirs as follows: &nbsp;&quot;If Early had been but one day earlier, he might have entered the capital before the arrival of the reinforcements I had sent .... General Wallace contributed on this occasion by the defeat of the troops under him, a greater benefit to the cause than often falls to the lot of a commander of an equal force to render by means of a victory.&quot;

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• DA

  @davidtirschman6288 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m watching your video and enjoying a cigar on my front porch right now. Thanks

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• DA

  @davidtirschman6288 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Thank you for your video. Good job well done.<br>The only point I would add is that Lew Wallace&apos;s department of Garrison troops was was headquartered in Baltimore so lew took quite an initiative to go to monocacy. <br>One other note the Baltimore battery who came to monocacy this was their only time deployed in battle. <br>Thanks again.

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• BU

  @Buckeystown · 2 years ago

  I live next to the Monocacy just south of Worthington&apos;s farm and drive through the battlefield occasionally when coming home from Frederick. But I never know Grant was there. I assumed he assigned Sheridan from his HQ in Petersburg. I assume he went up after the battle. Marylanders were ticked off. But the people of Frederick were ticked off when Gen Braddock came through expecting wagons of supplies for his campaign against the French and sent his red coats to appropriate them. Thankfully Benjamin Franklin came out and sorted things out. Braddock had teamsters like Daniel Boone. <br><br>Going down 85 from Frederick I pass Arcadia which is where Meade was at when he was given command of the Army of the Potomac on the eve of the battle of Gettysburg. Hooker was relieved of command at Prospect Hall which was used as a hospital after the battle of the Monocacy. Five miles from my house is Landon House in Urbana which hosted a Roses and Sabers ball for JEB Stuart in 1862.

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• DA

  @dancasella9588 · 5 years ago

  awesome presentation! huzzah to the 14th New Jersey!

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• TH

  @thebroski7452 · 8 years ago

  Thank you. I live in Maryland, and had no idea this this took place here.

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