Southern MD Civil War Round Table Spring Field Trip

Southern Maryland Civil War Round Table

 Monocacy Battlefield Tour

Saturday, April 14, 2018

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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The Tour:  Join us for our annual Spring Tour of the Southern Maryland Civil War Round Table.  This tour will begin in La Plata (CSM Campus), where participants will board a chartered bus for The Monocacy Battlefield.

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The Battle of Monocacy (also known as Monocacy Junction) was fought on July 9, 1864, approximately 6 miles 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 away from Gen. Robert E. Lee‘s army under siege at Petersburg, Virginia.  The battle was the northernmost Confederate victory of the war. While the Union troops retreated to Baltimore, Maryland, the Confederates continued toward Washington, D.C., but the battle at Monocacy delayed Early’s march for a day, allowing time for Union reinforcements to arrive in the Union capital. The Confederates launched an attack on Washington on July, 12 at the Battle of Fort Stevens, but were unsuccessful and retreated to Virginia.

The Guide: The tour guide is Marc Leepson, author of the book, “Desperate Engagement”. He will also speak to the round table on Tuesday, April 10th.  Contact is Ben Sunderland @ 4439759142 or bsunderland@somdcwrt.org.

Cost: The cost of the trip (bus and lunch) is $55 for members and $65 for nonmembers.  Save money through early bird registration (March 13, 2018) $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers.