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Untitled Document
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 Known
as the "Battle That Saved Washington", the battle of Monocacy
on July 9, 1864 between 18,000 Confederate forces under General Jubal
Early, and 5,800 Union forces under General Lew Wallace, marked the last
campaign of the Confederacy to carry the war into the north. One of the
objectives of this campaign was to capture Washington, D.C.
Although this battle was a military victory for the Confederates, it was
also a defeat. Time spent for battle cost the Confederates a day's delay
in marching on the federal capital. General Lew Wallace's defense along
the Monocacy bought critical time to allow Washington to be reinforced.
Early's raid would be thwarted and the war would be taken to the south
for the rest of the war.
Operating Hours & Seasons
Gambrill Mill Visitor
Center open daily
Labor Day - Memorial Day from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Memorial Day - Labor Day from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
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| Communities
Surrounding Monocacy National Battlefield | |
| Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park. | Frederick, MD (7 min.
) Pop. 52,767
Ijamsville, MD (8 min.
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Buckeystown, MD (10 min.
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Jefferson, MD (12 min.
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Braddock Heights, MD (12 min.
) Pop. 4,627
New Market, MD (13 min.
) Pop. 427
Monrovia, MD (13 min.
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Walkersville, MD (14 min.
) Pop. 5,192
Adamstown, MD (14 min.
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Church Hill, MD (14 min.
) Pop. 530
| Tuscarora, MD (15 min.
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Edgewood, MD (16 min.
) Pop. 23,378
Clarksburg, MD (16 min.
) Pop. 1,834
Point of Rocks, MD (17 min.
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Woodsboro, MD (20 min.
) Pop. 846
Dickerson, MD (20 min.
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Barnesville, MD (20 min.
) Pop. 161
Mount Airy, MD (22 min.
) Pop. 6,425
Damascus, MD (24 min.
) Pop. 11,430
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