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{{Short description|Historic battlefield in Maryland, USA}}
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==Location==
==Location==
Monacacy National Battlefield is located in the center of a region with a number of other Civil War battlefields and sites. It is located on [[Maryland State Highway 355]] (Urbana Road) a few miles southeast of the city of Frederick. Nearby [[Interstate 70]] leads westward to [[Antietam National Battlefield]] and [[U.S. Route 15]] leads northward to the [[Gettysburg Battlefield]]. To the south on U.S. 15 is the battlefield of [[Battle of Balls Bluff|Balls Bluff]]. Monacacy National Battlefield is {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} west of [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and {{convert|44|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[Washington D.C.]].
Monocacy National Battlefield is located in the center of a region with a number of other Civil War battlefields and sites. It is located on present-day [[Maryland Route 355]] (Urbana Pike) a few miles southeast of the city of Frederick. Nearby [[Interstate 70]] leads westward to [[Antietam National Battlefield]] and [[U.S. Route 15]] leads northward to the [[Gettysburg Battlefield]]. To the south on U.S. 15 is the battlefield of [[Battle of Ball's Bluff|Ball's Bluff]]. Monocacy National Battlefield is {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} west of [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and {{convert|44|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[Washington D.C.]]


==History==
==History==
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In the decades following the battle, a few veterans organizations placed commemorative markers to specific units on the battlefield, including the [[14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry monument|14th New Jersey]] (dedicated in 1907), [[87th Pennsylvania Infantry]], and Vermont markers. In the years that have followed, other monuments have been added, including the Confederate Monument and Maryland Centennial Monument near the [[Best Farm|Best farm]] (the site where Union soldiers discovered [[Robert E. Lee]]'s lost [[Special Order 191]] during the 1862 [[Maryland Campaign]]). The National Park Service has since added wayside interpretive markers throughout the park.
In the decades following the battle, a few veterans organizations placed commemorative markers to specific units on the battlefield, including the [[14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry monument|14th New Jersey]] (dedicated in 1907), [[87th Pennsylvania Infantry]], and Vermont markers. In the years that have followed, other monuments have been added, including the Confederate Monument and Maryland Centennial Monument near the [[Best Farm|Best farm]] (the site where Union soldiers discovered [[Robert E. Lee]]'s lost [[Special Order 191]] during the 1862 [[Maryland Campaign]]). The National Park Service has since added wayside interpretive markers throughout the park.


The visitor center has been relocated from the historic Gambrill Mill to a new facility on the west side of the Monocacy River. It offers an electric map orientation program, an interactive computer program, interpretive displays, and artifacts of the battle. The visitor center is the starting point for a self-guided four-mile (6&nbsp;km) auto tour and 1/2 mile (800 m) loop walking trail. National Park Service rangers and volunteers host battle walks, special programs, an auto tour and special events throughout the summer season. The interpretive Worthington Farm Trail, a pair of loops (one nearly two miles (3&nbsp;km) long, the other 1.6 miles (2&nbsp;km)) on the northern portion of the battlefield, allows the visitor to walk parts of the battlefield and explore the native [[flora]] of the region.
The visitor center has been relocated from the historic Gambrill Mill to a new facility on the west side of the Monocacy River. It offers an electric map orientation program, an interactive computer program, interpretive displays, and artifacts of the battle. The visitor center is the starting point for a self-guided four-mile (6&nbsp;km) auto tour and {{convert|1/2|mi|m}} loop walking trail. National Park Service rangers and volunteers host battle walks, special programs, an auto tour and special events throughout the summer season. The interpretive Worthington Farm Trail, a pair of loops (one nearly {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} long, the other {{convert|1.6|mi|km}}) on the northern portion of the battlefield, allows the visitor to walk parts of the battlefield and explore the native [[flora]] of the region.


The National Park Service has recently established a General Management Plan to further interpret the area and acquire additional land if funding can be secured.
The National Park Service has recently established a General Management Plan to further interpret the area and acquire additional land if funding can be secured.


In 2013, Preservation Maryland placed the Monocacy National Battlefield on its list of threatened historic properties.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Endangered Maryland List Released|url=http://www.preservationmaryland.org/uploads/file/Endangered%20Maryland%202013%20Press%20Release.pdf|publisher=Preservation Maryland|accessdate=23 June 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920054848/http://www.preservationmaryland.org/uploads/file/Endangered%20Maryland%202013%20Press%20Release.pdf|archivedate=20 September 2015|df=}}</ref>
In 2013, Preservation Maryland placed the Monocacy National Battlefield on its list of threatened historic properties.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Endangered Maryland List Released|url=http://www.preservationmaryland.org/uploads/file/Endangered%20Maryland%202013%20Press%20Release.pdf|publisher=Preservation Maryland|access-date=23 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920054848/http://www.preservationmaryland.org/uploads/file/Endangered%20Maryland%202013%20Press%20Release.pdf|archive-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Monocacy National Battlefield}}
{{commons category|Monocacy National Battlefield}}
* [http://www.nps.gov/mono/ Official park website]
* [http://www.nps.gov/mono/ Official park website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050316092426/http://www.rootsandsaddles.com/Monacacy_Antietam.htm Photographs of Monacacy National Battlefield]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050316092426/http://www.rootsandsaddles.com/Monacacy_Antietam.htm Photographs of Monacacy National Battlefield]
* [http://planning.nps.gov/document/mononews11.pdf#search='Monacacy%20Battlefield%20acres' General Management Plan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612000146/http://www.planning.nps.gov/document/mononews11%2Epdf#search='Monacacy%20Battlefield%20acres' General Management Plan]
*[http://www.c-span.org/video/?297112-1/monocacy-battlefield-slave-quarters Monocacy Battlefield Slave Quarters], Joy Beasley, National Cable Satellite Corporation, November 18, 2010
*[http://www.c-span.org/video/?297112-1/monocacy-battlefield-slave-quarters Monocacy Battlefield Slave Quarters], Joy Beasley, National Cable Satellite Corporation, November 18, 2010
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 5 December 2024

Monocacy National Battlefield
Map showing the location of Monocacy National Battlefield
Map showing the location of Monocacy National Battlefield
Map showing the location of Monocacy National Battlefield
Map showing the location of Monocacy National Battlefield
LocationFrederick County, Maryland, USA
Nearest cityFrederick, Maryland
Coordinates39°22′16″N 77°23′31″W / 39.37115°N 77.39208°W / 39.37115; -77.39208
Area1,647 acres (6.67 km2)[1]
EstablishedJune 21, 1934[2]
Visitors17,985 (in 2005)
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteMonocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Area1,500 acres (610 ha)[4]
Built1864 (1864)
NRHP reference No.66000908[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1973
Designated NHLNovember 8, 1973,[5]

Monocacy National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service, the site of the Battle of Monocacy in the American Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River southeast of the city of Frederick, Maryland. The battle, labeled "The Battle That Saved Washington," was one of the last the Confederates would carry out in Union territory. The two opposing leaders were General Jubal Early, fighting for the South, and General Lew Wallace, fighting for the North.

Location

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Monocacy National Battlefield is located in the center of a region with a number of other Civil War battlefields and sites. It is located on present-day Maryland Route 355 (Urbana Pike) a few miles southeast of the city of Frederick. Nearby Interstate 70 leads westward to Antietam National Battlefield and U.S. Route 15 leads northward to the Gettysburg Battlefield. To the south on U.S. 15 is the battlefield of Ball's Bluff. Monocacy National Battlefield is 50 miles (80 km) west of Baltimore and 44 miles (71 km) northwest of Washington D.C.

History

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Best Farm, at Monocacy National Battlefield
Railroad bridge over the Monocacy River, in the same location as the railroad bridge during the Battle of Monocacy

Much of the Monocacy battlefield remained in private hands for over 100 years after the Civil War. In 1928, Glenn Worthington, the owner of a large portion of the northern segment of the battlefield, petitioned Congress to create a National Military Park at Monocacy. Though the bill passed in 1934, the battlefield languished for nearly 50 years before Congress appropriated funds for land acquisition. Once funds were secured, 1,587 acres (6 km2) of the battlefield were acquired in the late 1970s and turned over to the National Park Service for maintenance and interpretation. The historic Thomas Farm, scene of some of the most intense fighting, was acquired by the National Park Service in 2001. Preservationists lost fights in the 1960s and 1980s when Interstate 270 was constructed and later widened, bisecting a portion of the battlefield.

View of battlefield

In the decades following the battle, a few veterans organizations placed commemorative markers to specific units on the battlefield, including the 14th New Jersey (dedicated in 1907), 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, and Vermont markers. In the years that have followed, other monuments have been added, including the Confederate Monument and Maryland Centennial Monument near the Best farm (the site where Union soldiers discovered Robert E. Lee's lost Special Order 191 during the 1862 Maryland Campaign). The National Park Service has since added wayside interpretive markers throughout the park.

The visitor center has been relocated from the historic Gambrill Mill to a new facility on the west side of the Monocacy River. It offers an electric map orientation program, an interactive computer program, interpretive displays, and artifacts of the battle. The visitor center is the starting point for a self-guided four-mile (6 km) auto tour and 1⁄2 mile (800 m) loop walking trail. National Park Service rangers and volunteers host battle walks, special programs, an auto tour and special events throughout the summer season. The interpretive Worthington Farm Trail, a pair of loops (one nearly two miles (3.2 km) long, the other 1.6 miles (2.6 km)) on the northern portion of the battlefield, allows the visitor to walk parts of the battlefield and explore the native flora of the region.

The National Park Service has recently established a General Management Plan to further interpret the area and acquire additional land if funding can be secured.

In 2013, Preservation Maryland placed the Monocacy National Battlefield on its list of threatened historic properties.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2020" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-08-15. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
  2. ^ "Park Anniversaries". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Horace J. Sheely (November 5, 1973). "National Historic Register of Historic Places Nomination Form". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying photos
  5. ^ "National Historic Landmarks Program - Monocacy Battlefield". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  6. ^ "2013 Endangered Maryland List Released" (PDF). Preservation Maryland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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