Battle of Monocacy

The Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. The battle was part of Early's raid through the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland in an attempt to divert Union forces from their siege of Gen. Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia.

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1864  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

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Location: 39.3711, -77.392, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1864 Battle of Monocacy

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1859 John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

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1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff

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1862 The Fight at Waterford

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1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry

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1862 Battle of Crampton's Gap

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1862 Battle of South Mountain

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1863 Battle of Boonsboro

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1864 Battle of Loudoun Heights

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Battle of Monocacy. LOC 2005625088

306 of 'Redeeming the Republic. The third period of the War of the Rebellion in the year 1864 ... Illustrated' (11294734535)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1859	John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry	Robert E. Lee, John Brown, J. E. B. Stuart, hostage taking, slave rebellion, Israel Greene	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Ball's Bluff	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	The Fight at Waterford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Harpers Ferry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Crampton's Gap	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of South Mountain	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Boonsboro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Loudoun Heights	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Monocacy	battle	Wikidata
site	museum		1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry Museum	military museum, National Park Service	Wikidata
site	museum		Civil War Museum	military museum, National Park Service	Wikidata
site	museum		John Brown Museum	biographical museum, military museum, National Park Service	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Monocacy. LOC 2005625088		Commons
commons	image		306 of 'Redeeming the Republic. The third period of the War of the Rebellion in the year 1864 ... Illustrated' (11294734535)		Commons