Monocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy Battlefield, site of a battle in the Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River near the city of Frederick in Western 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.