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

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@davidtirschman6288 8 ай бұрын

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

@davenelms68 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@davidtirschman6288 8 ай бұрын

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

@Buckeystown 7 ай бұрын

I live next to the Monocacy just south of Worthington'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. 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.

@kathy1865 7 жыл бұрын

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

@carywest9256 5 жыл бұрын

Was he a Confederate or a blue scumbelly?

@jefferywilson3279 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ThePUMPKIN2113 7 жыл бұрын

How long does it take to tour Monocacy? I plan on visiting these three (Antietam, Harpers Ferry and Monocacy) on one weekend....is that feasible?

@ryankiesel4610 6 жыл бұрын

ThePUMPKIN2113 it is very possible. It is just a triangle, with each site not very far from each other.

@kenplorations6311 6 жыл бұрын

Of the three, Monocacy is definitely the smallest with the fewest things to see. Both Antietam and Harpers Ferry can easily take a day each if you dive deeply into them. Monocacy takes ~2 hours (45 minutes for the visitor center) and ~1 hour for the driving tour.

@kevinwilson9317 Жыл бұрын

For anyone reading this, Harper's Ferry has such an awesome blend of history and recreation that it's worth a day or two of exploration. Besides touring the town itself, you can hike to the top of the mountain surrounding town to visit the Union fortifications up there. The farmhouse John Brown occupied prior to the raid is still standing and worth a visit. There's little road traffic and hardly anyone visits, so it's easy to be transported back in time to the 19th Century. The B&O Canal has an awesome biking/hiking trail that spans the length of the river to D.C.. Very quiet and scenic. The NPS operates campgrounds along the canal, while the lock houses have been restored to various time periods of operation and are available for overnight stays. Antietam deserves at least a day if not two to take in the entire battlefield. Frederick is a beautiful historic town in its own right with lots of museums and restaurants. There is an operator that does historic/ghost tours at night. Monocacy is beautiful but smaller. Probably a day will cover it.

@jeremymenefee7051 7 жыл бұрын

When will y'all start uploading winter 2018 lecture series?

@marklysogorski4631 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@charlesmatthewbriggs6045 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent, clear and comprehensive account of this relatively unknown battle marred only by the one camera set up and the viewer's inability to see everything on the slides. It's a shame that they don't have the budget to go through and give some of these visuals the full-screen treatment - but we're lucky to get this. First rate lecture.

@TorianTammas 6 жыл бұрын

Chuck Briggs - The problem looks to me looks to me more about "not on our priority list" or "lack of know how" and less about budget.

@BlogdelJAA Жыл бұрын

It should not be an unknown battle, because if this battle had not occurred, the Confederates would have possibly taken Washington DC and achieved the Great Independence or at least achieved the recognition of France.

@thebroski7452 7 жыл бұрын

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

@mackenzieblair8135 7 жыл бұрын

Michael Kennedy the battlefield is less than a 5 minute drive from the Francis Scott Key Mall. It's a small battlefield because of development but it's certainly a beautiful and significant place to visit.

@dancasella9588 3 жыл бұрын

awesome presentation! huzzah to the 14th New Jersey!

@briankesterson4365 4 жыл бұрын

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, "Night Hawk Rangers" 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.

@woodchair6 4 жыл бұрын

The vast majority of the NPS Gettysburg lectures are usually fantastic. This speaker was atrocious. Early fought Hunter at Lynchburg merging his corps with Breckenridge. Breckenridge fought with the VMI cadets against Seigel, not Hunter, and then came to reinforce Lee before Cold Harbor. Hunter took over command of Seigel's troops and moved down the Valley. The only opposition was a group of SWVA and Tennessee troops commanded by Grumble Jones at Piedmont, where they were routed by Hunter. It is embarassing that NPS allowed a presentation of this poor caliber and inaccuracy to be posted.

@willoutlaw4971 2 жыл бұрын

What's really shameful is that Confederate monuments are allowed to exist anywhere in the USA. Confederates were fighting to preserve and expand African American slavery. Read Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens "Cornerstone Speech" made in March of 1861. Also read the Mississippi Articles of Secession. These were explanations for Confederate Secession made BEFORE they lost the Civil War. Their grand lies called the "Lost Cause" were made up AFTER they lost. Made to justify the expenditure of life and treasure. Confederates tried to destroy the USA to achieve their goals.

@johnking8724 2 жыл бұрын

One of Great Grand uncle`s died during the battle, 12th Georgia light artillery. interred in a common grave at national battle park, his name was john w. king !

@jonathansloane702 3 жыл бұрын

Lew Wallace did a credible job in this battle delaying Early's advance to DC long enough for the VI Corps to arrive. Grant was not a fan of Wallace, always holding a grudge for Wallace's failure to arrive at Shiloh on the first day despite it being Grant's unclear marching order that caused the delay. Upon hearing of Wallace's retreat, he replaced Wallace as commander of the VIII Corps with Ord, one of his pets. 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. Grant grudgingly assessed Wallace's delaying tactics at Monocacy in his memoirs as follows: "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."

@CapComMDb 6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Other times, it is Special Order 191.

@jonathansloane702 3 жыл бұрын

It is Special Orders 191.

@davidtirschman6288 8 ай бұрын

Well said. I have lit up a cigar and enjoying it now while commemorating our Americans who were there at monocacy.

@theconnollycolumn821 7 жыл бұрын

30k under Early ? Where was that figure pulled from?

@Terminalsanity 5 жыл бұрын

It was only 10k or so, they probably referenced one of Early's BS accounts which are best ignored he was a braggart of the worst sort.

@BlogdelJAA Жыл бұрын

@@TerminalsanityIf it had been 20,000, early takes Washington yes or yes

@Terminalsanity Жыл бұрын

@@BlogdelJAA No and no, DC is very hard take and hold by design even when the British burned down the White house in the War of 1812 they didn't try and hold the city for that reason. For starters it has a river running through it and if you don't control the river for miles up and downstream of city you can't control the city factor in the rain lines that were there by civil war and that problem was quadrupled. Early had no chance at all.

@BlogdelJAA Жыл бұрын

@@TerminalsanityIf he had the opportunity, if Lee would have helped and not stayed to mediocrely defend Richmond from Grant, if they had succeeded, Jubal Early was a general well ahead of his time and an excellent general, that is indisputable, with 30,000 men, they would not only have controlled DC if not possibly the entire state of Maryland

@Terminalsanity Жыл бұрын

@@BlogdelJAA You have 0 understanding of logistics.

@DuggageHu 6 жыл бұрын

The presenter has what Daffy Duck calls "pronoun trouble". Sometimes she says "they", and it requires effort to deduce who "they" are (Union or Confederate). If I didn't know the general flow of the battle already, it would be somewhat difficult to follow. Otherwise, this is an interesting presentation.

@CatWithBagOnHead 5 жыл бұрын

It's the pronoun game *ding*

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@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt 6 жыл бұрын

So Early had 30,000 ? Really ?

@Terminalsanity 5 жыл бұрын

Nope 10k

@alanaadams7440 Жыл бұрын

First time I have heard of it

@jaywinters2483 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this

@willboyd4607 7 жыл бұрын

At 42.12, she has a hole (size of a quarter) in her wrist?

@BPratto 6 жыл бұрын

This is awesomme

@bikernu 7 жыл бұрын

This lady had me confused from the get go.

@jesuisravi 5 жыл бұрын

it's nice of you to say so

@thomaslinton1001 4 жыл бұрын

There were more troops in the earthworks around DC than Early had troops, not to mention hundreds of cannon. DC didn't need saving.

@kevinwilson9317 Жыл бұрын

Most of those troops were soldiers too wounded to rejoin the ranks or government workers, basically soldiers in name only. The heavy guns were manned by volunteers. It was a force that was a paper deterrent rather than an actual threat to a battle hardened corps of Confederates. Think of the German volkstrum in WW2 without modern weaponry. Early's men got into Montgomery Blair's extensive liquor collection the night before the battle of Fort Stevens, compromising his ability to mount a serious attack before Union reinforcements from Petersburg arrived.

@BlogdelJAA Жыл бұрын

It's a shame that Lee was defending Richmond from Grant at that time, his ego didn't let him see how important the capital battle was.